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Devices for diagnosing sleep apnea or other conditions and related systems and methods

  • US 8,784,329 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2011
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a body configured to be inserted into an airway of a patient; and

    multiple sensors mounted in or on the body, the sensors comprising multiple vibrational or acoustic sensors spaced apart along at least part of a length of the body and configured to collect vibrational or acoustic data associated with the airway of the patient at multiple locations along the airway of the patient;

    wherein the sensors in or on the body are configured to be inserted through a mouth or nose of the patient into an esophagus of the patient in order to position the sensors in the airway of the patient.

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