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Sleep posture monitor and alarm system

US5038137A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 26, 1990
Grant dateAug 6, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 26, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2562/168
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sleep posture monitor and alarm system detects one or more of four possible sleep positions and sounds an alarm when an individual wearing the apparatus assumes one or more of the detected positions. In addition, interface units for providing a monitoring output of the device to a polysomnograph are included as well as circuitry to record the commutative total time spent by the individual when in the selected positions.

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