Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for providing sleep positional therapy and paced breathing
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Application No.: US16720048Application Date: 2019-12-19
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Publication No.: US12029583B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: Benjamin Irwin Shelly , Monica H Bush , Andreas Ralph Maihoefer
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61M21/02 ; A61B5/11 ; A61F5/56 ; A61M21/00

Abstract:
The present disclosure pertains to a system and method for providing sleep positional therapy and paced breathing to a user for a sleep session. The system and method may be used to treat positional obstructive sleep apnea, positional snoring, and/or other conditions to improve sleep onset latency, relaxation, reduce blood pressure, and/or improve other physiological characteristics. The system includes a posture sensor, a sensory stimulator, a controller, and/or other components. The system is configured to generate information related to a posture of the user, determine whether the posture of the user has breached a posture threshold, provide vibrations to the user to prompt the user to change posture, and lead the user through a paced breathing exercise to help the user fall asleep.
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