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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187200 | Method and apparatus to detect and monitor the frequency of obstructive sleep apnea The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting and monitoring obstructive sleep apnea. The apparatus includes an intracardiac impedance sensor to measure intracardiac impedance, a movement sensor to measure an amount of movement of a patient, an... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8172766 | Integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device and method The present invention relates to an integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device, and more particularly to an integrated apnea diagnosis and treatment device. The present invention additionally relates to method of sleep diagnosis and treatment. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8052612 | Respiration monitoring system The present invention provides a sleep respiration monitoring system for monitoring sleep quality of a user. The sleep respiration monitoring system has a sensing fabric, a detecting circuit and a judging and analysis circuit. The electrical characteristics of the s... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8007443 | Asymmetric inductive band The present invention includes an asymmetric inductive band that preferably has a conductor affixed from a first edge of a conductor substrate and looped across said substrate. A first and a second section of the conductor preferably is formed having “hairpin-like... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7967760 | Respiration detecting means The present application is directed to a detector to detect or generate measuring signals that are indicative of the respiration of a person, wherein said detector can be used advantageously in view of hygiene and stands out due to a simple and robust configuration.... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7955270 | Method and apparatus for respiratory audio-visual biofeedback for imaging and radiotherapy An improved method and apparatus for respiratory audio-visual biofeedback are disclosed. A guide patterned after a breathing cycle comfortable to the patient serves as a target. The target is displayed as a bar moving vertically upward during inhale and vertically d... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7918801 | Sensors for monitoring movements, apparatus and systems therefor, and methods for manufacture and use Sensors, apparatus, and methods for measuring movements are disclosed. The sensors include input and output windings wound about a common location and an armature is equally positioned relative to both windings movable to vary inductance reactance of the sensor. The... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7828742 | Method and system of monitoring respiratory signal by radio A method and system is provided for monitoring a respiratory signal by radio. The method includes the steps of: converting a change in electric resistance, which is caused by a change in abdominal circumference measured through a rubber waistband that is made of con... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7766841 | Sleep diagnosis device The sleep diagnosis device 1 of the present invention comprises three-dimensional acceleration sensors 2a and 2b, a posture detector 5 which detects a posture of the patient from a DC component of the three-dimensional accel... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7740591 | Apparatus and method for monitoring pressure related changes in the extra-thoracic arterial circulatory system A method and apparatus for monitoring changes in the intra-thoracic pressure of a patient due to the patient's respiratory activity or volumetric changes in the extra-thoracic arterial circulatory system due to cardiac function based on the changes in pressure in th... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7678063 | Motion monitor system for use with imaging systems A bellows-based patient breath-hold monitoring and feedback system for use in intermittent mode CT fluoroscopy-guided biopsies of the lung or upper abdomen where respiratory motion is a problem. Breath-hold monitoring and feedback with the bellows system allows a pa... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7658717 | Pulmonary evaluation device Pulmonary evaluation device has sensor means adapted to sense fluctuations in a user's lung operation and feedback means, driven by said sensor means, for determining successive values representative of the user's lung fluctuations and adapted to translate said valu... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7575554 | Breathing monitoring device having a multi-point detector In medical situation, a self breathing holding method using no breathing monitoring device shows inferior accuracy in holding breathing by a patient with poor understanding of the self breathing holding method. In view of the above, development of a readily understa... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7510531 | System and method for discrimination of central and obstructive disordered breathing events Disordered breathing events may be classified as central, obstructive or a combination of central an obstructive in origin based on patient motion associated with respiratory effort. Central disordered breathing is associated with disrupted respiration with reduced ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7431700 | Body movement and respiration monitor A monitor which can detect respiration of a sleeping person without being affected by the attitude of the sleeping person or the indoor illumination light and can easily evaluate detected respiration quantitatively through image measurement. The monitor comprises me... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429247 | Sleep state estimating device and program product A sleep state of a subject is estimated from respiration signals that are readily detected without restraining the subject. From a voltage waveform based on respiratory movement of a person, positive peak values and the (time) interval between adjacent peaks are cal... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427270 | Sleep stage determination apparatus Disclosed is a sleep stage determination apparatus which comprises respiratory-signal detection means for detecting a variation of a respiratory signal from the body of a human subject, and sleep-stage determination means for determining a plurality of sleep stages ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422560 | Detection of congestion from monitoring patient response to a recumbent position Systems and methods obtain information that allows detection of whether a patient suffers from congestion by monitoring a response of the patient to a recumbent position of the patient's body. The patient may be monitored to determine a respiration pattern for a non... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7393329 | Method and apparatus for delivering radiation therapy during suspended ventilation Methods and apparatus for delivering radiation therapy to patients during suspended ventilation are provided. The apparatus includes a ventilator assembly having first and second selectively operable valves that independently control inhalation and exhalation of the... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390307 | Volumetric physiological measuring system and method A system and method for measuring volumes and areas using electromagnetic induction techniques. A current is generated and fed into one of two coil assemblies to induce voltage into another coil assembly to provide accurate values for volume or area. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387124 | Method of and device for snore detection The present invention provides a snore detection device comprising a pressure sensor for detecting vibration generated by the human body with respiration, a sound sensor for detecting sound generated by the human body with respiration, and a judging circuit for judg... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367955 | Combined laser spirometer motion tracking system for radiotherapy An improved non-invasive respiration monitor combines signals from a spirometer and laser chest displacement sensor to reduce signal error. The improved respirations signal can be used for position correction in radiation therapy and imaging applications and can be ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366572 | Controlling therapy based on sleep quality A medical device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD), determines values for one or more metrics that indicate the quality of a patient's sleep, and controls delivery of a therapy based on the sleep quality metric values. For example, the medical device may ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357775 | System and method for providing demand-based Cheyne-Stokes Respiration therapy using an implantable medical device Techniques are provided for controlling therapy delivered in response to Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (CSR) or other forms of periodic breathing in an effort to reduce the likelihood of unnecessary therapy directed toward preventing sleep interruption. Following each b... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351208 | Respiration monitoring system and method An impedance variation respiration monitor determines the variation in human body impedance between two electrodes coupled to the surface of the body. One of the two electrodes is attached to the thorax below the armpit and the other of the two electrodes is attache... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341561 | Wrist-worn high-accuracy pulsation measuring apparatus A wrist-worn apparatus capable of sensing pulsation of blood in the blood tubes of a user's wrist with high accuracy. The apparatus comprises a body of the apparatus, a band to be used to wear the body of the apparatus on the user's wrist, and a fluid-containing pul... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340809 | Smart closure A multi-part closure provides remote indication of a secured or unsecured state of the closure. The closure includes first and second mating members that when engaged define a secured state and when disengaged define an unsecured state. A self-contained transmitter ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329226 | System and method for assessing pulmonary performance through transthoracic impedance monitoring A system and method for assessing pulmonary performance through transthoracic impedance monitoring is described. Transthoracic impedance measures are directly collected through an implantable medical device. The transthoracic impedance measures are correlated to pul... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322356 | Combination sleep apnea treatment A method for treating a patient diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea includes identifying a patient as having sleep apnea susceptible to a first positive airway treatment which is at a first operating pressure level in excess of that which is otherwise tolerable t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320320 | Determination of patency of the airway Methods and apparatus for determining the occurrence of an apnea, patency and/or partial obstruction of the airway are disclosed. Respiratory air flow from a patient is measured to give an air flow signal. The determination of an apnea is performed by calculating th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316171 | Biosignal intensity measuring method, bedding state judging method, and bedding state monitoring device A person who is elderly, requires care, or an inpatient who is under the care by his or her family members, a nursing care worker, or a nurse in a hospital or medical institution must be monitored constantly, however the caregiver cannot be in attendance on the pati... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314451 | Techniques for prediction and monitoring of clinical episodes A method is provided for predicting an onset of an asthma attack. The method includes sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and predicting the onset of the asthma attack at least in p... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315754 | Electrode belt An electrode belt for impedance tomography shall be improved such that it has a simple design and makes possible good contacting of the electrodes (2) with the body of the test subject to be examined. The electrode belt (1) has at least 16 electrodes (... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311705 | Catheter apparatus for treatment of heart arrhythmia A catheter apparatus is provided for use in the treatment of heart arrhythmia having a catheter shaft, a mapping and ablation catheter disposed within the shaft, and a control mechanism coupled to both the shaft and catheter. The catheter shaft includes a main body ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311658 | Method and system providing a fundamental musical interval for heart rate variability synchronization A broad method consisting of the composition and creation of music wherein musical cues are contained for the purpose of synchronizing the breathing cycle with a 5.88 second musical interval for the purpose of synchronizing the heart rate variability cycle with the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306564 | Breath monitor A breath monitor includes: a plurality of sensors for detecting a load derived from a human lying on a bed and for outputting a sensor signal corresponding to the load; and breath signal computation means. The sensors are disposed under the human with a predetermine... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302295 | Method and apparatus for mimicking respiratory sinus arrhythmia with cardiac pacing controlled via external respiration therapy device Methods and systems involve adjusting cardiac pacing based on information acquired via a respiratory therapy device. A medical system includes a respiratory therapy device having one or more sensors and a therapy delivery unit. The one or more sensors are configured... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294112 | Motion monitoring apparatus The present invention relates to a motion monitoring apparatus and method for monitoring a patient under medical care. A sensor arrangement is provided in the form of a pad which the patient lies on. The sensor arrangement provides a signal which can be monitored to... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290501 | System and method for relaxing laying hen A system for producing a sound having a certain frequency range to maintain laying hens in stable and comfortable conditions. includes a basic wave generator for generating a pair of first basic waves having the same phase and a pair of second basic waves having opp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291114 | System and method of determining an individualized drug administration protocol A system and method for determining an individualized drug dosage is provided. The system includes a metabolic rate sensing means for sensing the metabolic rate of the individual. The system also includes a computing device having a processor, a memory, an input dev... | 11/06/2007 |
