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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Tessonics Corporation, Birmingham, MI (US);
Valery V. Dementienko, Moscow, RU;
Roman G. Maev, Windsor, CA;
Alexander S. Bugaev, Moscow, RU;
Peter Indursky, Moscow, RU;
Viacheslav V. Markelov, Moscow, RU;
Viacheslav M. Shakhnarovich, Moscow, RU;
Emil E. Strumban, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
DREAMSTONE, INC., Windsor, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for slow wave sleep improvement. The method includes recording a biosignal from a skin area of a patient using an electrode system. The slow wave stage of NREM sleep is detected by analyzing an oscillation rate of the biosignal. If the slow wave stage is detected, threshold electrocutaneous stimulation is applied to improve the quality of sleep. The described embodiment relates to an apparatus for slow wave sleep improvement comprising an electrode system, a measuring unit, a therapy unit and a processor. The processor is coupled to the measurement unit for receiving the biosignal corresponding to the electrodermal activity. The processor proceses the biosignal to determine the slow wave sleep stage and activates the therapy unit to deliver threshold electrocutaneous therapy to the patient with the purpose of improving the slow wave sleep stage.