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Apnea type determining apparatus and method

  • US 8,360,983 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2011
  • Issued: 01/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a respiration-based apnea detector configured to receive cyclic information indicative of inhalation or exhalation;

    a non-respiration-based apnea detector configured to receive information other than cyclic information indicative of inhalation or exhalation; and

    an apnea classifier module, coupled to the respiration-based and non-respiration-based apnea detectors, configured to distinguish between sleep apnea and hypopnea using information from both the respiration-based and non-respiration-based apnea detectors.

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