Patent ID: 6267730
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An apnea detecting system for monitoring a cyclic respiratory movement of a subject's body and for triggering an alarm signal in response to a cessation in that respiratory movement, the apnea detecting system comprising an article of clothing for retaining an apnea detector that has a projection from an apnea detector body for sensing a respiratory movement of a subject, the article of clothing comprising:a body covering element for covering a portion of a subject's body;an aperture in the body covering element for aligning with the projection from the body of an apnea detector; anda means for retaining an apnea detector relative to the article of clothing with the projection from the body of the apnea detector aligned with the aperture in the body covering element of the article of clothing;whereby the article of clothing is capable of retaining an apnea detector for consistently effective function of the apnea detector with the projection from the apnea detector projecting into the aperture in the article of clothing.