Method and device for quantitative analysis of sleep disturbances
First Claim
1. Apparatus for the qualitative and/or quantitative analysis of sleep disorders, comprising a plurality of means for detecting body functions, a mobile recorder connected to the means, for recording the measured signals of the means, and a computer connected to the recorder, for storing and evaluating the measured signals, characterized by(a) means (9) for detecting the heart potential,(b) a pulse oximeter (10) for detecting the oxygen content of the blood, and(c) a means for detecting the blood pressure from the pulse wave velocity and/or the change thereof, wherein the pulse wave velocity and/or the change thereof is determined from the heart potential signal and the signal for the measurement of the oxygen of the blood.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the stationary and ambulant detection, recording and quantitative analysis of sleep disorders, sleep-related respiratory disturbances, cardiac rhythm disturbances, myoclonia, variations in blood pressure, depth of sleep parameters, movement parameters and disorder parameters for the quality control of diagnoses. According to the invention, various sensors detect a patient'"'"'s body functions which are stored in a recorder. The stored data are then transferred to a computer where they are analyzed and evaluated.
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1. Apparatus for the qualitative and/or quantitative analysis of sleep disorders, comprising a plurality of means for detecting body functions, a mobile recorder connected to the means, for recording the measured signals of the means, and a computer connected to the recorder, for storing and evaluating the measured signals, characterized by
(a) means (9) for detecting the heart potential, (b) a pulse oximeter (10) for detecting the oxygen content of the blood, and (c) a means for detecting the blood pressure from the pulse wave velocity and/or the change thereof, wherein the pulse wave velocity and/or the change thereof is determined from the heart potential signal and the signal for the measurement of the oxygen of the blood.
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21. Method for the quantitative analysis of sleep disorders, characterized by the steps:
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programming a recorder (3) in accordance with a desired examination, detecting the heart potential, detecting the oxygen content of the blood by means of a pulse oximeter (10), detecting the blood pressure from the pulse wave velocity and/or the change thereof, wherein the pulse wave velocity and/or the change thereof is determined from the heart potential signal and the signal for the measurement of the oxygen of the blood, recording data provided by at least one sensor, controlled by the recorder (3), supplying the data to a computer (1) for evaluation, evaluating the data by means of correlation of the signal curves and deriving further data from the recorded data, and displaying the data in the form of signal curves, tables and/or histograms.
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