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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2011
Leonardo Alberto Baloa Welzien, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Manuel Laura Lapoint, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sara Marie Sibenaller, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Leonardo Alberto Baloa Welzien, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Manuel Laura Lapoint, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sara Marie Sibenaller, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A wake-to-sleep transition for a subject is detected based on responsiveness to breathing cues provided to the subject. A pressurized flow of breathable gas to the airway of subject having one or more gas parameters that are adjusted to provide breathing cues to the subject. Based on a detected conformance of the respiration of the subject to the breathing cues, a determination is made as to whether the subject is awake or asleep.