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Sleep position detection

US9649043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Mohammed Meftah · Tilburg, NL
Andreas Brauers · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 9, 2008
Grant date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 11, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2562/046
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of determining body position uses ECG sensors at fixed positions, not fixed to the patient. The ECG signals recorded from the sensors are used to detect body position, using the variation of ECG potential over the surface of the body. The results may be processed by measuring artifacts related to the angle between the sensors and the heart, in particular the polarity of the QRS complex. The sensors may be fixed on the upper surface of a bed and used to measure sleep position.

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