Detection and stimulus conditioning system for sleep apnea
First Claim
1. An autonomic conditioning device for treatment of sleep apnea comprising:
- user mounting device comprising;
at least one respiratory sensor, at least one conditioning signal electrode, at least one punitive signal electrode; and
a control unit electrically connected to each of the sensor and electrodes;
wherein during use, the user mounting device is in contact with skin of a wearer and the at least one respiratory sensor senses information indicative of wearer respiration, and further wherein the control unit is adapted to prompt the at least one conditioning signal electrode to transmit a warning to the wearer upon detecting a variation in respiratory cycle time and prompt the at least one punitive signal electrode to transmit a painful pulse to the wearer upon recognizing an unheeded warning.
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Abstract
An autonomic conditioning device for treatment of sleep apnea is disclosed. The device includes a control unit and a user mounting device carrying at least one respiratory sensor, at least one conditioning signal electrode, and at least one punitive signal electrode that are electrically connected to the control unit. In this regard, during use the respiratory sensor(s) sense information indicative of wearer respiration, and the control unit is adapted to prompt the conditioning signal electrode(s) to transmit a warning to the wearer upon detecting a variation in respiratory cycle time. The control unit is further adapted to prompt the punitive signal electrode(s) to transmit a painful pulse to the wearer upon identifying an unheeded warning from the conditioning signal electrode.
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17 Claims
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1. An autonomic conditioning device for treatment of sleep apnea comprising:
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user mounting device comprising;
at least one respiratory sensor, at least one conditioning signal electrode, at least one punitive signal electrode; and
a control unit electrically connected to each of the sensor and electrodes;
wherein during use, the user mounting device is in contact with skin of a wearer and the at least one respiratory sensor senses information indicative of wearer respiration, and further wherein the control unit is adapted to prompt the at least one conditioning signal electrode to transmit a warning to the wearer upon detecting a variation in respiratory cycle time and prompt the at least one punitive signal electrode to transmit a painful pulse to the wearer upon recognizing an unheeded warning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of autonomic conditioning of a patient in treating sleep apnea comprising:
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removably attaching a user mounting device to the patient, the user mounting device carrying at least one sensor and at least one actuator that are electrically connected to a control unit;
sensing a respiration cycle of the patient with the at least one sensor;
conditioning the patient to maintain a desired respiration cycle via the at least one actuator; and
negatively rewarding the patient for a failure to maintain the desired respiration cycle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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