A non-intrusive and quantitative method and apparatus for diagnosing sleep apnea and detecting apnea events by monitoring during sleep abdominal effort and thoracic effort, determining the phase of each effort, determining the difference in phase between each type of effort, and then determining the rate of phase angle change and standard deviation over time. Also provided may be treatment when apnea events are detected to trigger therapy apparatus such as airway positive pressure apparatus.
申请公布号
WO03061471(A1)
申请公布日期
2003.07.31
申请号
WO2003IS00005
申请日期
2003.01.22
申请人
MEDCARE FLAGA HF.;KUMAR, ANAND;HOFMAN, WINNI;BURZELEWSKI, WILLIAM;SHELDON, STEPHEN, H
发明人
KUMAR, ANAND;HOFMAN, WINNI;BURZELEWSKI, WILLIAM;SHELDON, STEPHEN, H