SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT MULTIPARAMETER VITAL SIGNS MONITORING, APNEA THERAPY, APNEA DIAGNOSIS, AND SNORE THERAPY
First Claim
1. A system for treating sleep apnea, said system comprising one or more of the following:
- a wireless sleep monitor comprising;
one or more antennas, each of the one or more antennas configured to perform one or more of the following;
receive electromagnetic radiation and transmit electromagnetic radiation;
one or more processors configured to extract information related to cardiopulmonary motion by executing at least one of a demodulation module, a non-cardiopulmonary motion detection module, and a rate estimation module;
the one or more processors further configured to detect an apneic event; and
a communications module configured to communicate with a therapeutic device, said therapeutic device configured to perform at least one action related to a sleep apnea state of the subject; and
a therapeutic device comprising a bio-feedback mechanism configured to stimulate an anatomical region of the patient when an apnea event is detected.
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Abstract
Aspects of the of the disclosure relate to a non-contact physiological motion sensor and a monitor device that can incorporate use of the Doppler effect. A continuous wave of electromagnetic radiation can be transmitted toward one or more subjects and the Doppler-shifted received signals can be digitized and/or processed subsequently to extract information related to the cardiopulmonary motion in the one or more subjects. The extracted information can be used, for example, to determine apneic events and/or snoring events and/or to provide apnea or snoring therapy to subjects when used in conjunction with an apnea or snoring therapy device. In addition, methods of use are disclosed for sway cancellation, realization of cessation of breath, integration with multi-parameter patient monitoring systems, providing positive providing patient identification, or any combination thereof.
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78 Claims
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1. A system for treating sleep apnea, said system comprising one or more of the following:
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a wireless sleep monitor comprising; one or more antennas, each of the one or more antennas configured to perform one or more of the following;
receive electromagnetic radiation and transmit electromagnetic radiation;one or more processors configured to extract information related to cardiopulmonary motion by executing at least one of a demodulation module, a non-cardiopulmonary motion detection module, and a rate estimation module;
the one or more processors further configured to detect an apneic event; anda communications module configured to communicate with a therapeutic device, said therapeutic device configured to perform at least one action related to a sleep apnea state of the subject; and a therapeutic device comprising a bio-feedback mechanism configured to stimulate an anatomical region of the patient when an apnea event is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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49. A system for sensing a physiological motion, said system comprising
one or more sources for generating electromagnetic radiation, wherein the frequency of the generated electromagnetic radiation is in the radio frequency range; -
one or more communications modules configured to perform at least one of the following;
transmit the generated electromagnetic radiation towards a subject and receive a radiation scattered at least by the subject;one or more antennas, each of the one or more antennas configured to perform at least one of the following;
transmit electromagnetic radiation and receive electromagnetic radiation;one or more processors configured to; extract information related to cardiopulmonary motion by executing at least one of a demodulation algorithm, a non-cardiopulmonary motion detection algorithm, a rate estimation algorithm, a paradoxical breathing algorithm and a direction of arrival algorithm; analyze the signal to obtain information corresponding to a non-cardiopulmonary motion or other signal interference; extract a Doppler shifted signal from the scattered radiation; and transform the Doppler shifted signal to a digitized motion signal, said digitized motion signal comprising one or more frames, wherein the one or more frames comprise time sampled quadrature values of the digitized motion signal; isolate a signal corresponding to a physiological movement at least a portion part of the subject; obtain information corresponding to the physiological movement of at least a portion of the subject based on the isolated signal, said information substantially separate from at least one of said non-cardiopulmonary motion and other signal interference; and estimate one or more of the group consisting of;
non-contact, spot, interval and continuous vital signs parameters and communicate the information to an output system that is configured to perform an output action;wherein the system is configured to perform at least one of the following;
screen a sleep disorder, diagnose a sleep disorder, and provides therapy for the sleep disorder without awakening a patient from sleep. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A method for treating sleep apnea, the method comprising:
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detecting, via a wireless sleep monitor and/or a sensor processing unit an apneic event associated with a subject; and transmitting information related to the apneic event to a therapeutic device configured to stimulate a nerve region in the subject'"'"'s neck when an apnea event is detected. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A method of detecting an apneic event, the method comprising:
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monitoring an instantaneous amplitude over time of a respiratory signal by squaring the respiratory signal and filtering the respiratory signal via a moving average filter; generating a cumulative histogram of the instantaneous amplitude; setting one or more thresholds for a low breathing amplitude based on the cumulative histogram; determining one or more apneic timespans based on comparing the instantaneous amplitude to at least one of the one or more thresholds within the time span associated with valid physiological motion; and reporting timestamps corresponding to at least one apneic event.
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55. A system for diagnosing sleep apnea, said system comprising:
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a wireless sleep monitor comprising; one or more antennas, each of the one or more antennas configured to perform one or more of the following;
receive electromagnetic radiation and transmit electromagnetic radiation;one or more processors configured to extract information related to cardiopulmonary motion by executing at least one of a demodulation module, a non-cardiopulmonary motion detection module, and a rate estimation module;
the one or more processors further configured to detect an apneic event; anda communications module configured to communicate with a therapeutic device, said therapeutic device configured to perform at least one action related to a sleep apnea state of the subject; and a sensor processing unit for processing detecting apneic events. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for detecting and treating snoring, the system comprising:
a therapeutic device comprising a bio-feedback mechanism configured to stimulate a nerve in the subject'"'"'s neck when a snoring event is detected. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A method of treating apnea, comprising:
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detecting an apneic event of a patient via one or more sensors; sending information regarding the apneic event from the sensor to a sensor processing unit; sending a command from the sensor processing unit to a therapeutic device operably connected to an anatomical location of the patient, thereby activating the therapeutic device; and terminating the apneic event via the therapeutic device. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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