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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Michael L. Lehrman, Washington, DC (US);
Michael D. Halleck, Frederick, CO (US);
Michael L. Lehrman, Washington, DC (US);
Michael D. Halleck, Frederick, CO (US);
Sleep Methods, Inc., Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for causing a conditioned reflex in a person. The apparatus includes a detector configured to detect a physiological condition of the person, the physiological condition associated with an onset of a sleep apnea event. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to transmit a stimulus to the person upon a detection of the physiological condition. The controller is also configured to determine if the physiological condition is still occurring. The controller is further configured, upon a determination that the physiological condition is still occurring, to repeat the transmitting and determining steps.