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Apneic/hypopneic assessment via physiological signals

US11931142B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2020
Grant dateMar 19, 2024
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2562/0219
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to detecting apneic and/or hypopneic events, utilizing a physiological signal. Various apparatuses and/or methods involve computing time series of interbeat intervals are from data characterizing activity of a beating heart, decomposing the time series is into subcomponents, and identifying ones of the subcomponents that relate to a portion of the data during which an apneic and/or hypopneic, as may be detected via oximetry. Once identified, these subcomponents and related formula/weighting can be utilized in computing further subcomponents from the data, and identifying further apneic and/or hypopneic events therefrom. In this context, such events may be detected without necessarily involving further use of oximetry.

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