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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicants:
James Nicholas Watson, Dunfermline, GB;
Rakesh Sethi, Vancouver, CA;
Paul Stanley Addison, Edinburgh, GB;
Inventors:
James Nicholas Watson, Dunfermline, GB;
Rakesh Sethi, Vancouver, CA;
Paul Stanley Addison, Edinburgh, GB;
Assignee:
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Ireland, Mervue, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 5/4809 (2013.01); A61B 5/4812 (2013.01); A61B 5/6816 (2013.01); A61B 5/6826 (2013.01); A61B 5/6829 (2013.01); A61B 5/6838 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for detecting sleep events are disclosed. In some embodiments, a continuous non-invasive blood pressure ('CNIBP') monitoring system may be used to obtain blood pressure values from a subject during a sleep study. Changes in the blood pressure over time may be determined and analyzed in order to identify a sleep event. The localized blood pressure changes may be interpreted in isolation or in combination with other signals collected from the subject.