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Patent US8104470 - Coordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsMethods and systems involve coordinating therapies used for treating disordered breathing. Disordered breathing therapies may include cardiac electrical stimulation therapy and external respiratory therapy as well as other therapies for treating disordered breathing in a patient. The therapies delivered...http://www.google.com/patents/US8104470?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8104470 - Coordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered breathingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8104470 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/545,670Publication dateJan 31, 2012Filing dateAug 21, 2009Priority dateSep 18, 2003Also published asUS7591265, US8522779, US20050061320, US20090308395, US20120130445, US20130333696Publication number12545670, 545670, US 8104470 B2, US 8104470B2, US-B2-8104470, US8104470 B2, US8104470B2InventorsKent Lee, Jesse W. Hartley, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Quan NiOriginal AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (40), Referenced by (1), Classifications (16) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCoordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered breathingUS 8104470 B2Abstract Methods and systems involve coordinating therapies used for treating disordered breathing. Disordered breathing therapies may include cardiac electrical stimulation therapy and external respiratory therapy as well as other therapies for treating disordered breathing in a patient. The therapies delivered to the patient may be coordinated to enhance effectiveness of the therapy, to reduce therapy interactions, to improve patient sleep, or to achieve other therapeutic goals.
RELATED PATENT DOCUMENTS This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/930,979 filed Aug. 31, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,591,265, which claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/504,561, filed on Sep. 18, 2003, to which priority is claimed pursuant to 35 U.S.C. �120 and 35 U.S.C. �119(e), respectively, and which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to providing therapy for sleep disordered breathing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Various embodiments of present invention involve methods and systems for coordinating sleep disordered breathing therapies. In accordance with one embodiment, a method for treating disordered breathing includes controlling an patient-external respiratory therapy delivered to a patient and controlling a cardiac therapy delivered to the patient. The patient-external respiratory therapy and the cardiac therapy are coordinated to treat the disordered breathing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGS. 1A-B are flowcharts illustrating methods that involve controlling and coordinating cardiac therapy and respiratory therapy in order to coordinate sleep disordered breathing therapy in accordance with embodiments of the invention;
The voltage signal developed at the impedance sense electrode 452, illustrated in FIG. 7, is proportional to the patient's transthoracic impedance and represents the patient's respiration waveform. The transthoracic impedance increases during respiratory inspiration and decreases during respiratory expiration. The transthoracic impedance may be used to determine the amount of air moved in one breath, denoted the tidal volume and/or the amount of air moved per minute, denoted the minute ventilation. A normal �at rest� respiration pattern, e.g., during non-REM sleep, includes regular, rhythmic inspiration-expiration cycles without substantial interruptions, as indicated in FIG. 7.
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