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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Stephen D. Pittman, Brookline, MA (US);
Stefanida K. Blake, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Jacobo D. Reif, Allston, MA (US);
David P. White, Boston, MA (US);
Erik K. Witt, Murrysville, PA (US);
Stephen D. Pittman, Brookline, MA (US);
Stefanida K. Blake, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Jacobo D. Reif, Allston, MA (US);
David P. White, Boston, MA (US);
Erik K. Witt, Murrysville, PA (US);
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system that determines one or more sleep phenotyping parameters of a subject. In one embodiment, the system comprises a sleep sensor, a stimulus generator, and a processor. The sleep sensor generates signals that convey information related to the physiological functions that indicate the sleep stage of the subject. The stimulus generator provides a stimulus to the subject that enables information related to the sleep phenotyping parameters to be determined. The processor receives the signals generated by the sleep sensor and is in operative communication with the stimulus generator. The processor (i) determines, based on the signals received from the sleep sensor, whether a trigger condition related to the current sleep stage of the subject is satisfied, (ii) controls the stimulus generator to provide the stimulus to the subject if the trigger condition is satisfied, and (iii) quantifies the response of the subject to the stimulus.