Diagnosis and prediction of obstructive sleep apnea

US8585617B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Nyxoah SA · BE

Inventors

• Adi Mashiach · Court-Saint-Etienne, BE
• Yossef Mashiach · Raanana, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 21, 2009
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/6833
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A tongue location monitoring system, including, one or more position circuits that respond to transmissions from a transceiver, a transceiver that transmits to the one or more position circuits, a control circuit coupled to the transceiver: wherein the control circuit determines the location of a person's tongue based on the responses of the position circuits; and wherein either the transceiver or the position circuits are implanted in the muscle of the person's tongue or placed on the tongue, and the latter is placed outside the person's head.