Patent ID: 8983572
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for screening patients comprising: at least one of: obtaining an image, via an imaging device, of a portion of an upper airway of a patient; and sensing data, via a catheter insertable into the upper airway, regarding a portion of an upper airway of a patient, wherein the sensed data comprises at least one of a pressure and an airflow during respiration; and automatically, via execution in a computer processor of machine readable instructions stored in non-volatile memory, performing: determining, based on the obtained image and sensed data, an obstruction vector including a location, a pattern, and a degree of obstruction along the upper airway; applying a patient candidate filter against a patient health profile; and determining patient eligibility for implantable upper airway stimulation based on the obstruction vector and application of the patient candidate filter.