| 摘要 |
The present Invention (the “Invention”) relates to an apparatus to detect, assess and end occurrences of snoring, sleep apnea events and hypopnea episodes, in a manner that will decrease or eliminate hypoxia, hypercapnia and the disturbance of cardiac and pulmonary hemodynamics, and give users of the apparatus a report of their critical sleep data each morning |
| 主权项 |
1. An apparatus for the detection, assessment and treatment of sleep related disorders including snoring, sleep apnea and hypopneas, the apparatus comprising:
a microphone positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user's respiration; a pulse oximeter positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user's blood oxygen levels and heart rate; a 3-axis accelerometer positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user's sleeping position; a low-energy Bluetooth transceiver that enables the microphone, pulse oximeter and 3-axis accelerometer to communicate with a processor and/or a software program; a user stimulator comprising at least one of a
mechanical tactile stimulator,an audio effects broadcaster,a loud speaker,a Bluetooth earbud,a hard-wired ear bud; a processor for receiving said microphone signals, said pulse oximeter signals and said 3-axis accelerometer signals, and for assessing said signals and providing control signals to said user stimulator in response to said microphone signal, said pulse oximeter signal and said 3-axis accelerometer signal; a computer or a smart phone for supporting a software program to record, assess, report, store and transmit said signals to the user and a plurality of computers and data storage devices. |
