Sleep respiratory disorder examination device and treatment system
First Claim
1. An examination apparatus for use in selecting a patient for whom an oxygen therapy is effective among patients having a sleep respiratory disturbance, the apparatus having an output part for displaying or printing both of:
- (A) transition of respiratory airflow; and
(B) transition of enhanced state of sympathetic nerve, of the subject patient during sleeping.
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Abstract
A therapeutic system is provided having a biological information monitoring apparatus 1a equipped with a printer 1a-3e and a main processing apparatus 1a-3b for producing a report in which both of a graph showing transition of respiratory airflow for finding development of a sleep respiratory disturbance (FIG. 4A) and a graph showing transition of enhancement of sympathetic nerve of (FIG. 4B) are printed, as an examination apparatus and a therapeutic system in which selection of a patient for whom an oxygen therapy is effective, and ascertainment of the therapeutic effect achieved after carrying out the oxygen therapy can be performed with a secure and simplified constitution, and in which development of a sleep respiratory disturbance in the subject patient, and an enhanced state of sympathetic nerve caused by this sleep respiratory disturbance can be found by a medical service worker, without depending on a sleep examination (PSG) through hospitalization in a facility having a large scale equipment such as a sleep laboratory.
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13 Claims
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1. An examination apparatus for use in selecting a patient for whom an oxygen therapy is effective among patients having a sleep respiratory disturbance, the apparatus having an output part for displaying or printing both of:
- (A) transition of respiratory airflow; and
(B) transition of enhanced state of sympathetic nerve, of the subject patient during sleeping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- (A) transition of respiratory airflow; and
- 4. A therapeutic system which comprises (1) an examination apparatus for use in selecting a patient for whom an oxygen therapy is effective among patients having a sleep respiratory disturbance, and/or use in ascertaining a therapeutic effect of the oxygen therapy, and (2) a supplying apparatus of an oxygen-enriched gas for respiration for the purpose of carrying out the oxygen therapy, wherein an output part for displaying or printing both of transition of respiratory airflow and transition of enhanced state of sympathetic nerve of the subject patient during sleeping is provided to the examination apparatus.
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6. A method of selecting a patient for whom an oxygen therapy is effective among patients having a sleep respiratory disturbance which comprises:
- determining respiratory airflow and enhanced state of sympathetic nerve of a patient; and
selecting a patient who exhibits both results that the determined state of sympathetic nerve is an enhanced state, and transition of enhanced state of sympathetic nerve is found in conjunction with transition of respiratory airflow. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
- determining respiratory airflow and enhanced state of sympathetic nerve of a patient; and
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10. A method of selecting a patient for whom an oxygen therapy is effective among patients having a sleep respiratory disturbance which comprises:
- determining arterial oxygen saturation of a patient;
determining respiratory airflow and enhanced state of sympathetic nerve of the patient; and
selecting a patient who exhibits the results that an arterial oxygen saturation is not higher than a predetermined threshold value and the patient is in an enhanced state of sympathetic nerve, and transition of enhanced state of sympathetic nerve is found in conjunction with transition of respiratory airflow.
- determining arterial oxygen saturation of a patient;
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11. A therapeutic method for sleep respiratory disturbance which comprises:
- determining respiratory airflow and enhanced state of sympathetic nerve of a patient having a sleep respiratory disturbance;
selecting a patient who exhibits both results that a state of sympathetic nerve is an enhanced state, and transition of enhanced state of sympathetic nerve is found in conjunction with transition of respiratory airflow; and
administering oxygen to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (12)
- determining respiratory airflow and enhanced state of sympathetic nerve of a patient having a sleep respiratory disturbance;
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13. A therapeutic method for sleep respiratory disturbance which comprises:
- determining arterial oxygen saturation of a patient having a sleep respiratory disturbance;
determining respiratory airflow and enhanced state of sympathetic nerve of the patient;
selecting a patient who exhibits the results that an arterial oxygen saturation is not higher than a predetermined threshold value and the patient is in an enhanced state of sympathetic nerve, and transition of enhanced state of sympathetic nerve is found in conjunction with transition of respiratory airflow; and
administering oxygen to the patient.
- determining arterial oxygen saturation of a patient having a sleep respiratory disturbance;
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