Method and apparatus for monitoring bariatric parameters and sleep disordered breathing

• US 20060178590A1
• Filed: 06/18/2004
• Published: 08/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Benriah Goeldi, David Mulcahy, Deirdre Stewart, Hary Soesanto Surjadi, Kleran Gallahue, Malcolm Ronald Hebblewhite, Ron Richard
• Original Assignee: Benriah Goeldi, David Mulcahy, Deirdre Stewart, Hary Soesanto Surjadi, Kleran Gallahue, Malcolm Ronald Hebblewhite, Ron Richard
• Inventors: Mulcahy, David, Hebblewhite, Malcolm Ronald, Surjadi, Hary Soesanto, Gallahue, Kleran, Stewart, Deirdre, Goeldi, Benriah, Richard, Ron
• Application Number:
  US10/560,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20060178590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/529
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4818 Sleep apnoea
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/021 operated by electrical means A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/00 Measuring parameters of the user

Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for monitoring SDB managment that compares titrated CPAP pressure against BMI and AHI/AI indices. The method comprises the steps of storing data on a computer, where the data is collected over a time period of interest. The data consists of BMI and one or more of AHI, AI, Usage and CPAP titration measurements. The method further comprises illustrating the stored data for a selected time period.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring SDB management on a computer, the method comprising the steps of:

storing data on the computer, the data being associated with a time period of interest and relating to BMI and one or more of AHI, AI, Usage and CPAP titration; and

displaying the stored data in graphical form for a selected time period.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected time period is adjustable.

3. A method for monitoring SDB management on a computer, the method comprising the steps of:

storing data on the computer, the data being associated with a time period of interest and relating to body mass and one or more of AHI, AI, Usage and CPAP titration; and

displaying the stored data in graphical form for a selected time period.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the selected time period is adjustable.