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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kent Lee, Shoreview, MN (US);
Quan Ni, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jesse W. Hartley, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Ramsey, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/113 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36135 (2013.01); A61B 5/0809 (2013.01); A61B 5/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/4519 (2013.01); A61B 5/4806 (2013.01); A61B 5/4809 (2013.01); A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 2205/054 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2230/04 (2013.01); A61M 2230/10 (2013.01); A61M 2230/60 (2013.01); A61M 2230/63 (2013.01); A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01); A61N 1/36514 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various approaches to detecting arousals from sleep involve generating signals modulated by muscle tone, brainwave activity, and/or other nervous system activity associated with a patient's autonomic arousal response. Generating the signals and/or detecting autonomic arousals from sleep may be performed using an implantable device. Arousal information may be useful to identify sleep disorder events associated with arousals from sleep, for diagnostic purposes, and/or for therapy adjustment.