CPC A61B 5/4818 (2013.01) [A61B 5/067 (2013.01); A61B 5/1114 (2013.01); A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/4557 (2013.01); A61B 5/4812 (2013.01); A61B 5/6814 (2013.01); A61B 5/7264 (2013.01); A61B 5/7267 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
1. A method for diagnosing a sleep event of a subject, the method comprising:
receiving mandibular rotational data generated by a gyroscope mounted on an exterior of a mandible of the subject, the mandibular rotational data corresponding to a time period during sleep and indicative of rotational movement of the mandible of the subject;
receiving mandibular acceleration data generated by an accelerometer mounted on the exterior of the mandible of the subject, the mandibular acceleration data corresponding to the time period during the sleep and indicative of acceleration of the mandible of the subject, wherein the gyroscope and the accelerometer are disposed within a housing adhered to the exterior of the mandible of the subject;
determining the mandibular rotational data is above a first threshold value;
determining the mandibular acceleration data is below a second threshold value; and
generating information for diagnosing the sleep event of the subject based on the mandibular rotational data being above the first threshold value and the mandibular acceleration data being below the second threshold value.
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