Pressure support system with dry electrode sleep staging device
First Claim
1. A system for treating sleep apnea, comprisinga first dry electrode for detecting EEG signals of a user, positioned at or near a head of a user,a sleep stage processor for determining a sleep stage of the user based, at least in part, on the EEG signals detected by the first dry electrode, anda pressure delivery device for delivering a controllable stream of air to at least one of a nose and a mouth of the user, the stream of air having a pressure selected based, at least in part, on the sleep stage determined by the sleep stage processor.
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Abstract
This invention relates to systems and methods for treating sleep apnea, which include a first dry electrode for detecting EEG signals of a user, positioned at or near a head of a user; a sleep stage processor for determining a sleep stage of the user based, at least in part, on the EEG signals detected by the first dry electrode, and a pressure delivery device for delivering a controllable stream of air to at least one of a nose and a mouth of the user, the stream of air having a pressure selected based, at least in part, on the sleep stage determined by the sleep stage processor.
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1. A system for treating sleep apnea, comprising
a first dry electrode for detecting EEG signals of a user, positioned at or near a head of a user, a sleep stage processor for determining a sleep stage of the user based, at least in part, on the EEG signals detected by the first dry electrode, and a pressure delivery device for delivering a controllable stream of air to at least one of a nose and a mouth of the user, the stream of air having a pressure selected based, at least in part, on the sleep stage determined by the sleep stage processor.
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