US 11,712,557 B2
Detection and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Hoo-min D. Toong, Cambridge, MA (US); and William C. Altmann, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Neurostim Technologies LLC
Filed by Neurostim Technologies LLC, Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/790,124.
Application 16/790,124 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/730,056, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/730,056 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/912,058, filed on Mar. 5, 2018, abandoned.
Application 15/912,058 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/040,856, filed on Feb. 10, 2016, abandoned.
Application 15/040,856 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/893,946, granted, now 10,016,600, issued on Jul. 10, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2014/040240, filed on May 30, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/805,262, filed on Feb. 13, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/786,797, filed on Dec. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/787,213, filed on Dec. 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/582,634, filed on Nov. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/574,625, filed on Oct. 19, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/115,607, filed on Feb. 12, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/828,981, filed on May 30, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0197691 A1, Jun. 25, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/0492 (2013.01) [A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of detecting obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the method comprising:
measuring a pattern of breathing by a user;
analyzing the pattern using stored breath limits to determine one or more missed breaths by the user;
determining an OSA event based on the analyzing; and
in response to the determining the OSA event, treating the OSA event using a patch adapted to be externally coupled on a dermis of the user, the patch comprising a flexible substrate and an adhesive on a first side adapted to adhere to the dermis of the user, an electronic package directly coupled to the substrate, the electronic package comprising a processor and one or more sensors, the patch further comprising electrodes directly coupled to the substrate and the electronic package;
the sensors and processor performing the measuring and analyzing, and the treating the OSA event comprising applying electrical stimuli externally on the user via the electrodes.