Disordered breathing monitoring device and method of using same including a study status indicator

US8287460B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RIC Investments LLC · US

Inventors

• William H. Broadley · Pittsburgh, US
• Richard J. Lordo · Washington, US
• Ronald Dean Dean Fligge · Greensburg, US
• Daniel Martin · Stuttgart, DE
• Duane H. Carter · Irwin, US
• Steven J Albright · Delmont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 11, 2008
• Grant date: Oct 16, 2012
• Expiry date: Jan 21, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/4806
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus and associated method for collecting data for a sleep study. The apparatus includes a sensor adapted to collect data relating to a parameter of a user of the apparatus over a period of time, and a controller operatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is adapted to: (a) receive configuration information specifying a predetermined amount of valid data that is required for a sleep study to be deemed valid, (b) receive the data relating to the parameter and determine an amount of the received data that is valid, and (c) cause a study status indicator to be output by the apparatus based on the amount of the received data that is determined to be valid and the predetermined amount specified in the configuration information.