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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Michael T. Abramson, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael T. Abramson, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61N 2/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/025 (2013.01); A61B 5/4809 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61F 5/56 (2013.01); A61N 2/004 (2013.01); A61N 2/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/0488 (2013.01); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0204 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61F 2002/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a device to alleviate sleep apnea comprises determining whether a user of the device is asleep by a microcontroller operatively connected to the device. Using a sensor operatively connected to the microcontroller, it is determined whether a breathing anomaly of the user is detected while the user is asleep. An electromagnet operatively connected to the device generates an electromagnetic field to widen an airway of the user in response to detecting the breathing anomaly while the user is asleep.