Method and device for sleep analysis

摘要

The various embodiments of the method of the present invention include a method to improving or expanding the capacity of a sleep analysis unit or laboratory, a method sleep analysis testing a patient admitted for diagnosis or treatment of another primary medical condition while being treated or diagnosed for that condition, a method of sleep analysis testing a patient that cannot be easily moved or treated in a sleep analysis unit or laboratory and other like methods.

主权项

1. A method of expanding the capacity of a sleep analysis lab or unit comprising the steps of:
a) applying at least two sensors to a patient located in a facility remote to a sleep analysis unit or lab, the at least two sensors including a respiratory belt sensor and a patient airflow sensor; b) connecting the at least two sensors to a wireless data acquisition system; c) collecting data from the at least two sensors on the patient located in the remote facility while the patient is attempting to sleep; d) transmitting wirelessly, at least in part, the data at substantially the same time as it is collected to the sleep analysis unit or lab or to a database accessible to individuals from the sleep analysis unit or lab; and e) analysis of the data by individuals from the sleep analysis unit or lab to determine whether the patient suffers from a sleep disorder wherein movement artifacts caused by patient movement are removed, at least in part, from the data prior to analysis using a processor and data from a third sensor.