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US 2014/0180036 A1Published application
Device and method for predicting and preventing obstructive sleep apnea (osa) episodes
AssigneeThe Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
InventorsSatish T.S. Bukkapatnam, Trung Le, Woranat Wongdhamma
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Abstract
A wireless sleep apnea treatment system comprises a garment having at least one ECG monitor, a wireless signal acquisition board in communication with the ECG monitor and the computer and providing the electrical reading from the ECG monitor to the computer, and a patient stimulator controlled by the computer through the wireless signal acquisition board.
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A wireless sleep apnea treatment system comprising:
- a computer;
- a garment having at least one ECG monitor embedded therein in a position to take an electrical reading from a patient's heart when the garment is worn;
- a wireless signal acquisition board in communication with the ECG monitor and the computer and providing the electrical reading from the ECG monitor to the computer;
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- a patient stimulator controlled by the wireless signal acquisition board that stimulate the patient in response to a command from the computer upon a predetermined condition being observed by the computer in the electrical reading.
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A wearable sensor vest for use in treatment of sleep apnea comprising;
- a vest body configured to rest in a predetermined position on a patient's torso;
- at least one ECG sensor affixed to the vest body in a predetermined position suitable for taking at least one ECG lead reading;
- a wireless signal acquisition board communicatively coupled to the ECG sensor;
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- a patient stimulator communicatively coupled to the wireless signal acquisition board;
- wherein the wireless signal acquisition board provides wireless communication to a control computer and reports information from the ECG sensor thereto;
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- wherein the wireless signal acquisition board activates the patient stimulator in response to a command from the computer.
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A method of modeling sleep apnea events comprising:
- using a sensor vest affixed to a patient to determine a heart rate of a patient;
- determining a respiration rate of the patient based on the heart rate;
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- determining an impeding obstructive sleep apnea episode based on the heart rate and respiration using a Dirichlet process-Gaussian Mixture model.
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