System for the Assessment of Sleep Quality in Adults and Children
First Claim
1. A system for assessing sleep quality of a user, the system comprising:
- a sensor strip comprising at least one sensor configured to detect data indicative of sleep disturbances of a user, the sensor strip being positioned on the user'"'"'s forehead; and
a wearable data acquisition unit coupled to the sensor strip;
the data acquisition unit being configured to receive and collect data from the sensors in the sensor strip.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for assessment of sleep quality in adults and children are provided. These techniques include an apparatus worn above the forehead containing the circuitry for collecting and storing physiological signals. The apparatus integrates with a sensor strip and a nasal mask to obtain the physiological signals for the user. The form factor of this apparatus is comfortable, easy to self-apply, and results in less data artifacts than conventional techniques for capturing physiological data for analyzing sleep quality. Neuro-respiratory signals are analyzed using means to extract more accurate definitions of the frequency and severity of sleep discontinuity, sleep disordered breathing and patterns of sleep architecture. Biological biomarkers and questionnaire responses can also be compared to a database of healthy and chronically diseased patients to provide a more accurate differential diagnosis and to help determine the appropriate disease management recommendations.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for assessing sleep quality of a user, the system comprising:
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a sensor strip comprising at least one sensor configured to detect data indicative of sleep disturbances of a user, the sensor strip being positioned on the user'"'"'s forehead; and a wearable data acquisition unit coupled to the sensor strip;
the data acquisition unit being configured to receive and collect data from the sensors in the sensor strip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for assessing sleep quality of a user, the system comprising:
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a wearable data acquisition unit for concurrently measuring data indicative of a sleep state of a user and indicative of sleep disturbances experienced by the user; a sensor strip coupled to the data acquisition unit, the sensor strip comprising at least one sensor configured to detect a psychophysiological data of the user and to provide the data to the data acquisition unit, wherein the data acquisition unit is configured to receive and collect data from the sensors in the sensor strip; and a nasal pneumotachometer coupled to the data acquisition unit to provide the data acquisition unit with a measurement of airflow through the user'"'"'s nose. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for assessing sleep quality of a user, the system comprising:
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a sensor strip comprising at least two sensors configured to detect data indicative of sleep disturbances of a user, the sensors being configured to collect data of a different type, the sensor strip being removeably affixed to the user'"'"'s body; and a wearable data acquisition unit coupled to the sensor strip;
the data acquisition unit being configured to receive and collect data from the sensors in the sensor strip. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for assessing sleep quality of a user using a wearable data acquisition unit, the method comprising:
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acquiring physiological signal data at the data acquisition device from a sensor strip affixed to the user'"'"'s forehead while the user is sleeping; downloading the signal data from the data acquisition device to an external computer system; analyzing the physiological signal data to assess a sleep stage of the user using the external computer system; analyzing the physiological signal data for patterns of sleep and breathing discontinuity using the external computer system; and identifying abnormal biological markers based on samples obtained from the user to predict the likelihood of onset of disease using the external computer system; summarizing sleep architecture, respiration, and fragmentation patterns from the signal data using the external computer system; and generating a sleep study report from the signal data using the external computer system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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