Sleep apnea control device

摘要

Disclosed herein are various methods, systems, an apparatuses for determining appropriate situations to treat conditions such as sleep apnea. At appropriate times, treatment can be applied such as through electrical stimulation to a person (e.g., an electrical stimulation of a person's genioglossus muscle in response to detecting that the person is undergoing an obstructive sleep apnea precursor event). In exemplary embodiments, a sensor such as a microphone and/or motion sensor can be used to provide a processor with data to facilitate a determination by the processor as to whether an electrical stimulus should be applied.

主权项

1. A stimulation system comprising:
a sensor configured to generate sensor data, the sensor data including information indicative of whether a person is snoring, the sensor comprising at least one member of the group consisting of a microphone and a motion sensor; a processor configured to (1) process the sensor data, (2) based on the processed sensor data, distinguish between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) snoring and non-OSA snoring, and (3) generate a stimulation signal in response to a determination that OSA snoring is indicated by the processed sensor data; and a stimulation electrode adapted for positioning to provide an electrical stimulation to a sleep apnea treatment location for a person, wherein the stimulation electrode is configured to (1) receive the generated stimulation signal from the processor, and (2) generate an electrical stimulation output in response to the received stimulation signal.