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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
Peter T. Bauer, West Linn, OR (US);
Marco Dalla Gasperina, Vancouver, WA (US);
Patricia A. Arand, McMinnville, OR (US);
Timothy K. Wheeler, Portland, OR (US);
Peter T. Bauer, West Linn, OR (US);
Marco Dalla Gasperina, Vancouver, WA (US);
Patricia A. Arand, McMinnville, OR (US);
Timothy K. Wheeler, Portland, OR (US);
Inovise Medical, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A vector method for monitoring a subject's sleep-disordered breathing utilizing a single, anatomy-attached (anatomically outside or implanted inside), three-orthogonal-axis accelerometer(s), including the steps of (1) collecting from a sleeping subject three-orthogonal-axis data relating to at least one of sound data, subject posture, subject activity, snoring, and respiration, and (2) following such collecting, processing and analyzing collected data to detect associated, disordered breathing including assessing the presence of at least one of (a) sleep-disordered breathing generally, (b) sleep apnea specifically, and (c) differentiation between central and obstructive sleep apnea. Further involved is the acquiring of ECG data, and that the mentioned processing and analyzing include recognition of such acquired ECG data.