Method and device for sleep analysis
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1. A method of remote sleep analysis and diagnosis comprising the steps of:
- a) applying, at least two sensors to a patient located in a facility remote to a sleep analysis unit or lab, the at least two sensors including a respiratory belt sensor and a patient airflow sensor, the respiratory belt sensor being electrically hardwired and releasably connected to a portable patient interface box worn or carried by the patient, and the airflow sensor internal to the same patient interface box and adapted to be applied to the patient through a nasal cannula or breathing mask, which is connected to the patient interface box by an air port;
b) connecting both the respiratory belt sensor, and the nasal cannula or breathing mask directly to the patient interface box, which is part of a portable wireless data acquisition system comprising the patient interface box and a cellular phone, the patient interface box further comprising electronics, which are programmed to collect and transmit data to the cellular phone, the cellular phone having a first electronic interface for receiving the data, the cellular phone which is programmed to transmit data to an second electronic interface for receiving the data for review by medical personnel;
c) collecting data with the electronics of the patient interface box in real-time from the at least two sensors on the patient located in the remote facility while the patient is attempting to sleep;
d) transmitting, at least in part, the data from the patient interface box to the cellular phone;
e) transmitting wirelessly the data, at least in part, from the cellular phone to the sleep analysis unit or lab, or to a database accessible to medical personnel located remote from the patient through the electronic interface;
f) analyzing the data with a computer or processor programmed to identify and draw attention to physiological and technological events in the data;
g) further medical analysis of the transmitted data and the physiological and technological events in the data to medically diagnose whether the patient suffers from a sleep disorder; and
h) communicating the diagnosis to the patient.
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Abstract
The various embodiments of the method of the present invention include a method to improving or expanding the capacity of a sleep analysis unit or laboratory, a method sleep analysis testing a patient admitted for diagnosis or treatment of another primary medical condition while being treated or diagnosed for that condition, a method of sleep analysis testing a patient that cannot be easily moved or treated in a sleep analysis unit or laboratory and other like methods.
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1. A method of remote sleep analysis and diagnosis comprising the steps of:
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a) applying, at least two sensors to a patient located in a facility remote to a sleep analysis unit or lab, the at least two sensors including a respiratory belt sensor and a patient airflow sensor, the respiratory belt sensor being electrically hardwired and releasably connected to a portable patient interface box worn or carried by the patient, and the airflow sensor internal to the same patient interface box and adapted to be applied to the patient through a nasal cannula or breathing mask, which is connected to the patient interface box by an air port; b) connecting both the respiratory belt sensor, and the nasal cannula or breathing mask directly to the patient interface box, which is part of a portable wireless data acquisition system comprising the patient interface box and a cellular phone, the patient interface box further comprising electronics, which are programmed to collect and transmit data to the cellular phone, the cellular phone having a first electronic interface for receiving the data, the cellular phone which is programmed to transmit data to an second electronic interface for receiving the data for review by medical personnel; c) collecting data with the electronics of the patient interface box in real-time from the at least two sensors on the patient located in the remote facility while the patient is attempting to sleep; d) transmitting, at least in part, the data from the patient interface box to the cellular phone; e) transmitting wirelessly the data, at least in part, from the cellular phone to the sleep analysis unit or lab, or to a database accessible to medical personnel located remote from the patient through the electronic interface; f) analyzing the data with a computer or processor programmed to identify and draw attention to physiological and technological events in the data; g) further medical analysis of the transmitted data and the physiological and technological events in the data to medically diagnose whether the patient suffers from a sleep disorder; and h) communicating the diagnosis to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of remote sleep analysis and diagnosis comprising the steps of:
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a) applying at least two sensors to a patient located in a facility remote to a sleep analysis unit or lab, the at least two sensors including a respiratory belt sensor and a patient airflow sensor, the respiratory belt sensor being electrically hardwired and releasably connected to a portable patient interface box worn or carried by the patient and the airflow sensor internal to the same patient interface box and adapted to be applied to the patient through a nasal cannula or breathing mask; b) connecting both the respiratory belt sensor and the nasal cannula or breathing mask directly to the patient interface box further comprising electronics, which are programmed to collect and transmit data to an electronic interface for receiving the data for review by medical personnel; c) collecting data with the electronics of the patient interface box in real-time from the at least two sensors on the patient located in the remote facility while the patient is attempting to sleep; d) transmitting wirelessly, at least in part, the data to the sleep analysis unit or lab or to a database accessible to medical personnel located remote from the patient through the electronic interface; e) analysis of the data with a computer or processor programmed to identify and draw attention to physiological and technological events in the data; f) further medical analysis of the transmitted data and the physiological and technological events in the data to medically diagnose whether the patient suffers from a sleep disorder; and g) communicating the diagnosis to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of remote sleep analysis and diagnosis comprising the steps of:
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a) applying at least two sensors to a patient located in a facility remote to a sleep analysis unit or lab, the at least two sensors including a respiratory belt sensor and a patient airflow sensor, the respiratory belt sensor being electrically hardwired and releasably connected to a portable patient interface box worn or carried by the patient, and the airflow sensor internal to the same patient interface box and adapted to be applied to the patient through a nasal cannula or breathing mask; b) connecting both the respiratory belt sensor and the nasal cannula or breathing mask directly to the patient interface box further comprising a memory device, a battery, and electronics, which are programmed to collect and transmit data to an electronic interface for receiving the data for review by medical personnel; c) collecting data with the electronics of the patient interface box in real-time from the at least two sensors on the patient located in the remote facility while the patient is attempting to sleep; d) storing the data from both the respiratory effort sensor and the air flow sensor on the memory device of the patient interface box; e) transmitting the data from the memory of the patient interface box to the electronic interface via cellular systems, internet, satellite, wired-network and/or land lines to the sleep analysis unit or lab or to a database accessible to medical personnel; f) analyzing the transmitted data with a computer or processor to identify and draw attention to physiological and technological events in the data; g) further medical analysis of the transmitted data and the physiological and technological events in the data to medically diagnose whether the patient suffers from a sleep disorder; and h) communicating the diagnosis to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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