Patent ID: 6171258
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A self-contained sleep monitoring apparatus adapted to be mounted on and solely carried by the body of a patient having a front face and first and second sides with the front face having a mouth, a nose with nostrils therein and first and second eyes and first and second ears on the first and second sides comprising a removable bodypiece adapted to be mounted on the body of the patient, an acoustical device adapted to be positioned on the face in the vicinity of the nose and/or mouth of the patient and having at least one acoustic space receiving respiratory airflow from the patient, a sensor exposed to the acoustic space for sensing turbulence and/or pressure changes in the respiratory airflow in the acoustic space and providing an electrical output, electrical circuitry carried by the bodypiece and movable with the patient for receiving the electrical output and for processing the electrical output to provide a real-time signal from the bodypiece which is indicative of the breathing of the patient.