Device to detect, assess and treat Snoring, Sleep Apneas and Hypopneas
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1. An apparatus for the detection, assessment and treatment of sleep related disorders including snoring, sleep apnea and hypopneas, the apparatus comprising:
- a microphone positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user'"'"'s respiration;
a pulse oximeter positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user'"'"'s blood oxygen levels and heart rate;
a 3-axis accelerometer positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user'"'"'s sleeping position;
a low-energy Bluetooth transceiver that enables the microphone, pulse oximeter and 3-axis accelerometer to communicate with a processor and/or a software program;
a user stimulator comprising at least one of amechanical tactile stimulator,an audio effects broadcaster,a loud speaker,a Bluetooth earbud,a hard-wired ear bud;
a processor for receiving said microphone signals, said pulse oximeter signals and said 3-axis accelerometer signals, and for assessing said signals and providing control signals to said user stimulator in response to said microphone signal, said pulse oximeter signal and said 3-axis accelerometer signal;
a computer or a smart phone for supporting a software program to record, assess, report, store and transmit said signals to the user and a plurality of computers and data storage devices.
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Abstract
The present Invention (the “Invention”) relates to an apparatus to detect, assess and end occurrences of snoring, sleep apnea events and hypopnea episodes, in a manner that will decrease or eliminate hypoxia, hypercapnia and the disturbance of cardiac and pulmonary hemodynamics, and give users of the apparatus a report of their critical sleep data each morning
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1. An apparatus for the detection, assessment and treatment of sleep related disorders including snoring, sleep apnea and hypopneas, the apparatus comprising:
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a microphone positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user'"'"'s respiration; a pulse oximeter positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user'"'"'s blood oxygen levels and heart rate; a 3-axis accelerometer positioned proximal to a user providing signals corresponding to said user'"'"'s sleeping position; a low-energy Bluetooth transceiver that enables the microphone, pulse oximeter and 3-axis accelerometer to communicate with a processor and/or a software program; a user stimulator comprising at least one of a mechanical tactile stimulator, an audio effects broadcaster, a loud speaker, a Bluetooth earbud, a hard-wired ear bud; a processor for receiving said microphone signals, said pulse oximeter signals and said 3-axis accelerometer signals, and for assessing said signals and providing control signals to said user stimulator in response to said microphone signal, said pulse oximeter signal and said 3-axis accelerometer signal; a computer or a smart phone for supporting a software program to record, assess, report, store and transmit said signals to the user and a plurality of computers and data storage devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for the detection, assessment and treatment of sleep related disorders, the method comprising:
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detecting user respiration with a microphone positioned proximal to the user providing signals corresponding to said user'"'"'s respiration; detecting snoring with a microphone positioned proximal to the user providing signals corresponding to the amplitude and duration of said user'"'"'s respiration; detecting the absence of respiration with a pulse oximeter positioned proximal to the user providing signals corresponding to said user'"'"'s blood oxygen level; detecting the position of said user with a 3-axis accelerometer providing signals corresponding to said user position; stimulating said user with at least one of a mechanical tactile stimulator, an audio effects broadcaster, a speaker, a Bluetooth earbud; and
/or a hard-wired earbud; andassessing and processing said microphone signals and said pulse oximeter signals and said 3-axis accelerometer signals and providing control signals to said user stimulator in response to said microphone signals and said pulse oximeter signals and said 3-axis accelerometer signals. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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