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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Richard J. Melker, Gainesville, FL (US);
Neil R. Euliano, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Melker, Gainesville, FL (US);
Neil R. Euliano, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/411 (2013.01); A61B 5/1073 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods to monitor respiration and abnormal respiration events utilizing plethysmography. The apparatuses and methods provide an alternative to conventional respiration monitoring methods while enabling accurate yet minimally interruptive and invasive monitoring of respiration. The methods and apparatuses may be employed in the context of sleep studies to determine respiratory related sleep disorders.