METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COLLECTING REM SLEEP DATA
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Abstract
In a method and a device for trending and prediction of monitored conditions or diseases, an REM sleep detector is provided to allow data collected during REM sleep to be separated from other data so stable and uniform conditions for data collection are achieved. The REM sleep detector can advantageously be provided inside an implantable medical device.
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39 Claims
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23. A method for trending and/or predicting at least one physiological parameter of a living subject, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining that a living subject is asleep; (b) detecting when the living subject is in REM sleep; (c) collecting and storing data, as stored data, representing at least one physiological parameter in a data collection procedure that differentiates between whether said data representing said at least one physiological parameter are collected and stored during REM sleep or during non-REM sleep; and (d) in a processor, automatically trending or predicting said at least one physiological parameter dependent on whether said stored data were collected during REM sleep or during non-REM sleep. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A device for trending and/or predicting at least one physiological parameter of a living subject, comprising the steps of:
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an implantable sensor that detects physiological data from a living subject that include physiological data representing REM sleep of the living subject; an implantable processor configured to determine, from said physiological data, when the living subject is in REM sleep; said processor being configured to collect and store data, as stored data, representing at least one physiological parameter in a data collection procedure that differentiates between whether said data representing said at least one physiological parameter are collected and stored during REM sleep or during non-REM sleep; and said processor being configured to automatically trend or predict said at least one physiological parameter dependent on whether said stored data were collected during REM sleep or during non-REM sleep. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A device as claimed in claim 39 comprising an implantable cardiac pacemaker containing said processor, and a pulse generator that administers pacing therapy to the living subject in vivo controlled by said processor dependent on a result of said trending or predicting of said at least one physiological parameter.
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