METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSMENT OF SLEEP APNEA

摘要

Methods and apparatuses for automatically identifying sleep apnea in a subject based on load cell signal data obtained from load cells coupled with one or more supports of a bed are disclosed. In one example approach, a method comprises continuously collecting load cell signal data from one or more load cells positioned below one or more supports of a bed, processing the signal data to obtain processed signal data, extracting features from the processed signal data, calculating a sleep apnea severity parameter based on the extracted features via a model, and identifying sleep apnea in the subject based on the sleep apnea severity parameter.

主权项

1. A method for automatically identifying sleep apnea in a subject during sleep, the method comprising:
continuously collecting load cell signal data from one or more load cells for a duration, the load cells coupled to one or more supports of a bed such that the load cell signal data indicates force exerted against the load cell; processing the signal data to obtain processed signal data; extracting features from the processed signal data; calculating a sleep apnea severity parameter based on the extracted features via a model; and identifying sleep apnea in the subject based on the sleep apnea severity parameter; wherein the collecting, processing, extracting, calculating, and identifying are performed by a computing device comprising executable instructions for applying the model to features extracted from the signal data.