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Method and apparatus for the diagnosis of sleep apnea utilizing a single interface with a human body part

US5398682A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 15, 1993
Grant dateMar 21, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 15, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B7/003
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for diagnosing sleep apnea by identifying desaturation and resaturation events in oxygen saturation of a patient's blood. The slope of the events is determined and compared against various information to determine sleep apnea.

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