Method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a patient with diabetes
First Claim
1. An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, comprising:
- a blower configured to provide a supply of air at positive pressure;
a patient interface including a mask;
headgear adapted to hold the patient interface in position in communication with a patient'"'"'s airways;
at least one hypoglycemia detector including a sensor for contact with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares on a nasal prong of the mask;
an alarm; and
a controller,wherein the controller is programmed to receive a signal from the at least one hypoglycemia detector, analyze the signal for indications of hypoglycemia and, upon detection of an indication of hypoglycemia, trigger the alarm.
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Abstract
According to certain example embodiments of this invention, there is provided an apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes. A PAP device may be configured to provide a supply of pressurized breathable gas. At least one glycemia sensor also may be provided. A controller may be operable to receive a signal from the at least one glycemia detector and may be further operable to analyze the signal for an indication of a glycemia abnormality (e.g., hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, diabetic coma, etc.). Optionally, when the signal indicates that the patient is experiencing a diabetic event, an alert may be generated and/or a drug delivery unit may administer an appropriate treatment to the patient.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, comprising:
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a blower configured to provide a supply of air at positive pressure; a patient interface including a mask; headgear adapted to hold the patient interface in position in communication with a patient'"'"'s airways; at least one hypoglycemia detector including a sensor for contact with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares on a nasal prong of the mask; an alarm; and a controller, wherein the controller is programmed to receive a signal from the at least one hypoglycemia detector, analyze the signal for indications of hypoglycemia and, upon detection of an indication of hypoglycemia, trigger the alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, comprising:
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a PAP device configured to provide a supply of pressurized breathable gas; at least one glycemia detector built into a mask system connected to the PAP device; and
,a controller operable to receive a signal from the at least one glycemia detector and further operable to analyze the signal for an indication of a glycemia abnormality, wherein the at least one glycemia detector further includes;
a transcutaneous blood sugar level detector, a sensor for contact with mucosal regions of the patient nares on a nasal prong of a mask connected to the PAP device, and/or a sensor configured to measure the patient'"'"'s glucose level by extracting a small amount of interstitial fluid that has been removed from between the skin cells via a vacuum tube. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21)
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15. A method of treating a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, the method comprising:
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providing a supply of pressurized breathable gas to the patient; and
,generating a signal indicative of whether the patient is experiencing a diabetic event, the signal being based on data gathered from (a) a first sensor in contact with mucosal regions of the patient'"'"'s nares on a nasal prong of a mask connected to a PAP device used in providing the supply of pressurized breathable gas to the patient, and (b) a second sensor built into headgear that is adapted to hold the mask in a position suitable for communicating the supply of pressurized breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s airways. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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22. An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, comprising:
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a PAP device including a controller, the PAP device being configured to provide a supply of air at positive pressure at 4-20 cmH2O; a patient interface; headgear adapted to hold the patient interface in position in communication with a patient'"'"'s airways; at least one hypoglycemia detector, wherein the at least one hypoglycemia detector includes a sensor for contact with mucosal regions of the patient nares on a nasal prong of the patient interface connected to the PAP device; and an alarm; wherein the controller included in the PAP device is programmed to receive a signal from the at least one hypoglycemia detector, analyze the signal for indications of hypoglycemia and, upon detection of an indication of hypoglycemia, trigger the alarm.
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23. An apparatus for treatment of a patient with both sleep-disordered breathing and diabetes, comprising:
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a PAP device configured to provide a supply of pressurized breathable gas at one or more sleep-disordered breathing treatment pressures in a range of 4-20 cmH2O; at least one glycemia detector, wherein the at least one glycemia detector includes a sensor for contact with mucosal regions of the patient nares on a nasal prong of a patient interface connected to the PAP device; an action unit including a drug delivery unit for use in treating the patient'"'"'s diabetes; and a controller integrated into the PAP device and operable to receive a signal from the at least one glycemia detector, analyze the signal for an indication of a glycemia abnormality, and instruct the drug delivery unit to provide a treatment to the patient for the glycemia abnormality while also instructing the PAP device to provide the supply of pressurized breathable gas. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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