SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT SELECTION IN TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING
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1. A method for screening patients comprising:
- obtaining at least one of an image and sensed data regarding a portion of an upper airway of a patient;
automatically, via execution in a processor of machine readable instructions stored in non-volatile memory, performing;
determining, based on the obtained image and sensed data, an obstruction vector including a location, a pattern, and a degree of obstruction along the upper airway;
applying a patient candidate filter against a patient health profile; and
determining patient eligibility for implantable upper airway stimulation based on the obstruction vector and application of the patient candidate filter.
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Abstract
A system and method provides for determining patient eligibility for receiving an implantable upper airway stimulation system. Images and sensed data are obtained regarding an upper airway of a patient. Based on the obtained image and sensed data, an obstruction vector is determined according to a location, a pattern, and a degree of obstruction along the upper airway. A patient candidate filter is applied against a patient health profile. Patient eligibility is determined based on the obstruction vector and application of the patient candidate filter.
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1. A method for screening patients comprising:
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obtaining at least one of an image and sensed data regarding a portion of an upper airway of a patient; automatically, via execution in a processor of machine readable instructions stored in non-volatile memory, performing; determining, based on the obtained image and sensed data, an obstruction vector including a location, a pattern, and a degree of obstruction along the upper airway; applying a patient candidate filter against a patient health profile; and determining patient eligibility for implantable upper airway stimulation based on the obstruction vector and application of the patient candidate filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for patient selection for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the system comprising:
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an imager to obtain images of an upper airway of a patient; a patient evaluation module including a processor to execute machine readable instructions, stored in the non-volatile memory, to determine patient eligibility via; a physiologic determination module cooperative with the imager to determine a location, pattern, and a degree of obstruction within the upper airway based on the images; a patient candidate filter to apply an array of patient candidate parameters against a patient health profile to produce patient candidate information; and an obstruction vector module to determine an obstruction vector based on the determined location, pattern, and degree of obstruction, wherein the patient evaluation module uses the patient candidate information and the obstruction vector to automatically determine patient eligibility. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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