| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for diagnosing of the medical condition of a fully ambulatory subject who exhibits temporal variations in various physiological parameters as a result of the subject's medical condition. The method comprises the steps of (1) locating a separate, self-contained, recording unit on a plurality of selected measurement sites of the subject, (2) using these units to collect sensor output data, (3) sampling this sensor output data at prescribed time intervals, (4) time stamping and storing this sampled data in recording, (5) transferring this data via a smart input/output interface device to an external computer, and (6) using the external computer with appropriate application software to analyze and diagnose the medical condition of the subject. A system of recording units is disclosed for an embodiment of the present invention directed at diagnosing subjects exhibiting sleep disorders.
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