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US 2020/0345267 A1Published application
System and Method for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
AssigneeUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
InventorsAmal Isaiah, Jeffrey S. Wolf, Stephen Restaino
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Abstract
A method and system detects a hypoxic condition during an obstruction of an airway of a subject to detect and treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the subject. The method and system includes an organ stimulating transducer configured for placement in a vicinity of an organ of the subject to stimulate the organ and remove the obstruction when OSA is detected.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- an organ stimulating transducer configured for placement adjacent to an organ of a subject;
- a first sensor for detecting a hypoxic condition in the subject;
- at least one processor;
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- at least one memory including one or more sequences of instructions, the at least one memory and the one or more sequences of instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to perform at least the following,
- receive a first signal from the first sensor,
- determine whether the subject is in a hypoxic condition during an obstruction of an airway of the subject based at least in part on the signal received from the first sensor,
- when it is determined that the subject is in a hypoxic condition during an obstruction of the airway of the subject, send an output signal to the organ stimulating transducer, wherein the output signal is configured to cause the organ stimulating transducer to stimulate the organ of the subject.
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