JP7465896B2 - 外部デバイスを有する埋め込み型刺激装置 - Google Patents
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本出願は、2019年5月31日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/855,487号の恩恵と優先権を主張する。本明細書中、同文献全体が本明細書に参照により組み込まれる。
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- ユーザを支援するためのシステムであって、
前記ユーザの気道に隣接して前記ユーザに位置付けられるように構成されたハウジングと、
前記ハウジングに連結された刺激装置と、
前記ハウジングに連結された受信器と、
前記ユーザの首周りに着用されるように構成された首輪と、
前記刺激装置に、(i)前記気道に隣接する前記ユーザの1つ以上の筋肉、(ii)前記1つ以上の筋肉と関連付けられた1本以上の神経、または(iii)(i)および(ii)の両方への電気刺激を選択的に与えさせるために、前記首輪に連結され、前記受信器と通信するように構成された送信器と、
前記ユーザの気道と関連付けられたデータを生成するように構成されたセンサと、
機械可読命令を記憶するメモリと、
(i)前記ユーザが無呼吸事象を経験しているかどうか、(ii)前記ユーザが無呼吸事象を経験する寸前であるかどうか、(iii)前記ユーザがもはや無呼吸事象を経験していないかどうか、(iv)またはそれらの任意の組み合わせを判定するために、生成されたデータを分析し、
前記ユーザが無呼吸事象を経験しているか、前記ユーザが無呼吸事象を経験する寸前であるという判定を受け、前記刺激装置が前記電気刺激を与えて前記無呼吸事象の停止または防止を支援するように、前記送信器に前記受信器と通信させる、目的で前記機械可読命令を実行するように構成された1つ以上のプロセッサを含む制御システムと、
を含む、ユーザを支援するためのシステム。 - 前記ユーザの睡眠状態、前記1つ以上の筋肉の緊張、またはその両方を判定するために、前記生成されたデータを分析する目的で前記制御システムが前記機械可読命令を実行するようにさらに構成されている、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記制御システムが、前記電気刺激の1つ以上のパラメータを変化させるために前記機械可読命令を実行するようにさらに構成されており、前記電気刺激の前記1つ以上のパラメータが、周波数、強度、持続時間、滞留時間、パルスの立ち上がり時間、オフタイムに対するオンタイムの比、またはそれらの任意の組み合わせを含み、前記電気刺激の前記1つ以上のパラメータが、前記電気刺激に対する前記1つ以上の筋肉の被測定反応に基づいて変化する、請求項1または請求項2に記載のシステム。
- 前記刺激装置が前記電気刺激を与えるときに、前記電気刺激の強度を自動的に上げるために、かつ、前記電気刺激の前記自動的に上げられた強度の現在のレベルが前記1つ以上の筋肉を収縮させたかどうかを判定するために、前記生成されたデータを分析する目的で、前記制御システムが前記機械可読命令を実行するようにさらに構成されている、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記制御システムが、
前記現在のレベルが前記1つ以上の筋肉を収縮させていないという判定を受けて、前記電気刺激の前記強度を前記現在のレベルよりも自動的に上げ続け、
前記現在のレベルが前記1つ以上の筋肉を収縮させたという判定を受けて、前記電気刺激の前記強度を自動的に上げることを前記現在のレベルで停止する、
目的で前記機械可読命令を実行するようにさらに構成されている、請求項4に記載のシステム。 - 前記刺激装置が、前記ハウジングから少なくとも部分的に突出する2本以上のリード線を含み、前記2本以上のリード線の第1の1本が、第1の周波数で前記電気刺激を与えるように構成され、前記2本以上のリード線の第2の1本が、前記第1の周波数とは異なる第2の周波数で前記電気刺激を与えるように構成されている、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記センサが、前記気道の動きを検出するように構成されたモーションセンサである、請求項1から請求項6までのいずれか一項に記載のシステム。
- 前記センサが光電式容積脈波記録法(PPG)センサであり、前記データが、前記気道に隣接する前記ユーザの血流、前記気道に隣接する前記ユーザの血中酸素濃度、前記ユーザの心拍数、前記ユーザが現在経験している無呼吸事象、前記ユーザが将来経験する可能性のある無呼吸事象、またはそれらの任意の組み合わせを示す、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記センサがマイクロフォンであり、前記データが、いびき、窒息、無呼吸事象、またはそれらの任意の組み合わせを示す音声データである、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記センサが、モーションセンサ、光電式容積脈波記録法(PPG)センサ、血中酸素センサ、血流センサ、マイクロフォン、皮膚伝導度センサ、パルスセンサ、呼吸センサ、EKGセンサ、EMGセンサ、エアフローセンサ、またはそれらの任意の組み合わせを含む、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記ハウジングに連結され、前記刺激装置に電力を供給するように構成されたバッテリをさらに備え、前記首輪が、前記バッテリを無線で充電するように構成されている、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- ユーザを支援するためのシステムであって、
前記ユーザの気道に隣接して前記ユーザに位置付けられるように構成された刺激装置と、
前記ユーザの前記気道と関連付けられたデータを生成するように構成されたセンサと、
前記刺激装置に無線で給電するように構成されている外部デバイスと、
機械可読命令を記憶するメモリと、
前記ユーザが無呼吸事象を現在経験していると、前記生成されたデータの分析に少なくとも基づいて判定し、
前記ユーザが無呼吸事象を現在経験していると判定したことを受け、前記気道に隣接する前記ユーザの1つ以上の筋肉への電気刺激を第1の強度レベルで前記刺激装置に与えさせて前記無呼吸事象の停止を支援する、
目的で前記機械可読命令を実行するように構成された1つ以上のプロセッサを含む制御システムと、
を含む、ユーザを支援するためのシステム。 - 前記制御システムが、前記電気刺激の前記第1の強度レベルが前記1つ以上の筋肉を収縮させたかどうかを判定するために、前記生成されたデータを分析する目的で前記機械可読命令を実行するようにさらに構成されている、請求項12に記載のシステム。
- 前記制御システムが、
前記第1の強度レベルが前記1つ以上の筋肉を収縮させていないという判定を受けて、前記電気刺激の強度を前記第1の強度レベルよりも自動的に上げ、
第2の強度レベルが前記1つ以上の筋肉を収縮させたという判定を受けて、前記電気刺激の前記強度を自動的に上げることを前記第2の強度レベルで停止する、
目的で前記機械可読命令を実行するようにさらに構成されている、請求項13に記載のシステム。 - 前記刺激装置が、導電体であり、約1ミリメートルから約10ミリメートルの間の長さを有し、かつ、約0.1ミリメートルから約2ミリメートルの間の直径を有する、請求項12に記載のシステム。
- 前記外部デバイスが磁場発生器を含む、請求項12に記載のシステム。
- 前記外部デバイスが、前記ユーザの首周りに着用されるように構成された首輪を含む、請求項12に記載のシステム。
- 前記外部デバイスが、前記ユーザの胸周りに着用されるように構成されたバンドを含み、前記センサが、歪みゲージ、加速度計、またはその両方を含む、請求項12に記載のシステム。
- 前記外部デバイスが、前記ユーザの皮膚に着用されるように構成されたパッチを含む、請求項12に記載のシステム。
- 前記ユーザの前記気道に隣接して前記ユーザの体内に位置付けられるように構成されたハウジングをさらに備え、前記刺激装置、前記センサ、前記メモリ、および前記制御システムが、前記センサ、前記メモリ、および前記制御システムも前記ユーザの体内に位置付けられるように前記ハウジングに連結されている、請求項12に記載のシステム。
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