Pyro/piezo sensor and stimulator
AssigneeDymedix Corporation
InventorsPeter Stasz, Reinhold Henke
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Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus and method for detecting respiration information of a patient and for providing a stimulation to the patient. A sleep sensor transducer includes a pyro/piezoelectric film. A first and second electrode can attach to the film to transmit the detected respiration information to a closed loop neuromodulator and to receive stimulation energy from the closed loop neuromodulator to provide the stimulation.
Claims23
A sleep therapy transducer for a patient, the sleep therapy transducer comprising:
- a pyro/piezoelectric film configured to detect respiration information of the patient and configured to provide a stimulation to the patient;
- a first electrode attached to a first major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- a second electrode attached to a second major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- wherein the first and second electrodes are configured to transmit the detected respiration information from the pyro/piezoelectric film to a closed loop neuromodulator and to receive stimulation energy from the closed loop neuromodulator;
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- wherein the stimulation is provided to the patient using the received stimulation energy.
A sleep therapy transducer for a patient, the sleep therapy transducer comprising:
- a pyro/piezoelectric film configured to detect respiration information of the patient and configured to provide a stimulation to the patient;
- a first electrode attached to a first major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- a second electrode attached to a second major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- a first conductive adhesive to attach the first electrode to the first major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- a second conductive adhesive to attach the second electrode to the second major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- a first wire coupled to the first electrode and a second wire coupled to the second electrode;
- a first adhesive film substantially covering the first major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film, the first adhesive film to secure the first wire to the first major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- a second adhesive film substantially covering the second major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film, the second adhesive film to secure the second wire to the second major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- wherein the first and second wires are configured to transmit detected respiration information from the pyro/piezoelectric film to a closed loop neuromodulator, and to transmit stimulation energy from the closed loop neuromodulator to the pyro/piezoelectric film;
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- wherein the first adhesive film is a double sided adhesive film configured to secure the sleep therapy transducer to the patient.
A method comprising:
- detecting respiration information of a patient using a sleep therapy transducer attached to the patient, the sleep therapy transducer including a pyro/piezoelectric film;
- transmitting the detected respiratory information from the sleep therapy transducer to a closed loop neuromodulator using a first electrode attached to a first major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film and a second electrode attached to a second major surface of the pyro/piezoelectric film;
- receiving stimulation energy from the closed loop neuromodulator using the first and second electrodes;
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- providing a stimulation to the patient using the received stimulation energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.