Method and apparatus to detect and treat sleep respiratory events
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1. A medical device for detecting and treating sleep respiratory events, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors gathering physiological data related to sleep respiratory events; and
a processor extracting an average cycle length and a frequency of at least one of Cheyne-Stokes respiration and periodic breathing based upon the physiological data, and determining whether therapy is required based on the average cycle length and the frequency.
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The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting and treating sleep respiratory events that includes a plurality of sensors gathering physiological data related to sleep respiratory events. A processor extracts an average cycle length and a frequency of at least one of Cheyne-Stokes respiration and periodic breathing based upon the physiological data, and determines whether therapy is required based on the average cycle length and the frequency.
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1. A medical device for detecting and treating sleep respiratory events, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors gathering physiological data related to sleep respiratory events; and
a processor extracting an average cycle length and a frequency of at least one of Cheyne-Stokes respiration and periodic breathing based upon the physiological data, and determining whether therapy is required based on the average cycle length and the frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical device for detecting and treating sleep respiratory events, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors gathering physiological data related to sleep respiratory events;
a processor extracting an average cycle length and a frequency of at least one of Cheyne-Stokes respiration and periodic breathing based upon the physiological data, and determining whether therapy is required based on the average cycle length and the frequency; and
a memory unit storing and updating the sleep respiratory events, wherein the plurality of sensors include at least one of an intracardiac impedance sensor, an intrathoracic impedance sensor, a body movement sensor, an oxygen sensor, and a pressure sensor, and wherein the therapy includes one of overdrive pacing and hypoglossal nerve stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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