Adaptively controlled mandibular positioning device and...

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A - Human Necessities

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A61G 15/00 (2006.01) A61F 5/56 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2236456

The present invention relates to systems and methods for automatically and continuously regulating the amount of mandibular displacement to an optimal value during obstructive sleep apnea treatment. Obstructive sleep apnea therapy is implemented by a device (22) which automatically reevaluates an applied mandibular displacement and continually searches for a minimum displacement required to adequately distend a patient's pharyngeal airway. The minimum optimal displacement varies with body position, stage of sleep throughout the night, the patient's body weight, and whether alcohol or sleeping medicine has been ingested.

Cette invention porte sur des dispositifs et les procédés correspondants permettant d'agir systématiquement et sans interruption sur l'importance du déplacement mandibulaire pour l'amener à une valeur optimale durant un traitement des apnées du sommeil obstructives. Cette thérapie est appliquée à l'aide d'un dispositif (22) qui réévalue automatiquement un déplacement mandibulaire appliqué et qui recherche en continu le déplacement minimun exigé pour une distension adaptée des voies pharyngiennes d'un patient. Le déplacement minimal optimal varie selon la position du corps, la phase du sommeil nocturne, le poids du patient et l'ingestion d'alcool ou de somnifère.

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