Systems and methods for determining a sleep disorder based on positioning of the tongue
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1. A device, comprising:
- an external unit comprising a primary antenna and at least one processor having an interface, the at least one processor being configured to;
receive, via the interface, a signal indicative of movement of a secondary antenna relative to the primary antenna, wherein the secondary antenna is located on an implant unit implanted in a subject, and movement of the secondary antenna relative to the primary antenna is indicative of tongue movement in the subject;
determine, based on the signal, whether the tongue movement is representative of sleep disordered breathing; and
cause generation of a modulation control signal to correct the sleep disordered breathing when the at least one processor determines, based on the signal, an occurrence of the sleep disordered breathing.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed that include an external unit comprising at least one processor. The processor may be configured to receive a signal indicative of tongue movement in a subject from an implant unit implanted in the subject, determine whether the tongue movement is representative of sleep disordered breathing, generate a modulation control signal to correct the sleep disordered breathing when the at least one processor determines an occurrence of sleep disordered breathing.
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22 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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an external unit comprising a primary antenna and at least one processor having an interface, the at least one processor being configured to; receive, via the interface, a signal indicative of movement of a secondary antenna relative to the primary antenna, wherein the secondary antenna is located on an implant unit implanted in a subject, and movement of the secondary antenna relative to the primary antenna is indicative of tongue movement in the subject; determine, based on the signal, whether the tongue movement is representative of sleep disordered breathing; and cause generation of a modulation control signal to correct the sleep disordered breathing when the at least one processor determines, based on the signal, an occurrence of the sleep disordered breathing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device, comprising:
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an external unit comprising a primary antenna and at least one processor having an interface, the at least one processor configured to; receive, via the interface, a signal indicative of movement of a secondary antenna relative to the primary antenna, wherein the secondary antenna is located on an implant unit implanted in a subject, and movement of the secondary antenna relative to the primary antenna is indicative of movement of a subject'"'"'s tongue; cause generation of a modulation control signal based on the received signal indicative of movement of the secondary antenna; and cause transmission of the modulation control signal via the primary antenna to the secondary antenna. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for detecting tongue movement in a subject, comprising:
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receiving from an implant unit implanted in the subject a signal indicative of movement of a secondary antenna relative to a primary antenna, wherein the secondary antenna is associated with the implant unit, the primary antenna is associated with an external unit located external to the subject, and movement of the secondary antenna relative to the primary antenna is indicative of tongue movement in the subject; generating a modulation control signal based on the signal indicative of movement of the secondary antenna relative to the primary antenna; and transmitting the modulation control signal from the primary antenna associated with the external unit to the secondary antenna associated with the implant unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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