Apparatus and method for monitoring for disordered breathing
US7438686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/086
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and method for monitoring for sleep disordered breathing or other types of disordered breathing such as Cheyne-Stokes breathing. More specifically, a device and method for detecting disordered breathing is provided that monitors a physiological parameter, which becomes cyclical due to apnea-hyperpnea (or arousal) alternation and provides the basis for the determination of a number of breathing disorder metrics.
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