Patent ID: 11896387
Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 8:
9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an accelerometer that alone or in combination with the at least one processor is used to obtain posture information and activity information, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
classify the patient as being asleep based on the posture information and the activity information;
classify the patient as being awake based on at least one of the posture information or the activity information;
enable the determining of the measure of STV and the measure of LTV that are used to detect the potential apnea event, in response to the patient being classified as being asleep; and
disable the determining of the measure of STV and the measure of LTV that are used to detect the potential apnea event, in response to the patient being classified as being awake.