System and method for real-time apnea/hypopnea detection using an implantable medical system
US7371220B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7239
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques are provided for detecting the onset of an episode of apnea/hypopnea substantially in real-time. A moving threshold is generated based on recent respiration cycles and differences are accumulated between amplitudes of new respiration cycles and the moving threshold. Apnea/hypopnea is then detected based upon a comparison of the accumulated differences against a fixed threshold. The technique exploits the fact that many episodes of hypopnea begin with a sharp drop in respiration and many episodes of apnea are preceded by a sharp drop in respiration. By accumulating differences between new respiration amplitudes and a short term moving average, any sharp drop in respiration is thereby promptly detected. In many cases, by the time the amplitudes of individual respiration cycles drop to levels directly indicative of apnea/hypopnea, the episode of apnea/hypopnea will have already been detected based upon the sudden sharp drop in respiration amplitude and therapy will have already been initiated.
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