JPWO2021071354A5

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Publication number: JPWO2021071354A5
Application number: JP2022520882A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2023-01-27

Claims

A sleep posture training device (2) configured to reduce gastroesophageal reflux in a person's sleeping posture, comprising:
an orientation sensor (4) configured to output a signal indicative of the orientation of the person's torso;
a stimulus generator (6) configured to provide a first stimulus to the person when the person's torso is within a predetermined torso orientation range in a sleeping posture, wherein the stimulus generator (6) ) is attachable to the person; and a processing system (100);
wherein the processing system (100) comprises:
receiving a first signal from the orientation sensor (4), wherein the first signal indicates a first orientation (11) of the torso of the person;
Determining based on the first signal that the first orientation (11) of the torso of the person is within the predetermined range of torso orientations (15) in the sleeping posture.
is configured to perform the process of
wherein said predetermined torso orientation range is defined as, in an xz plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said torso of said person lying supine in the y-direction, said torso orientation being in said xz plane; The first stimulus is applied when substantially the entire upper right quadrant (XZ−1) is oriented with the torso oriented relative to the z-axis of the xz plane. such that the first stimulus is not delivered at an angle of less than 30 degrees in the upper right quadrant, and the torso orientation is in at least one of the upper left quadrant (XZ-2) of the xz plane. wherein said sleeping posture is such that said stimulus is not applied when the body is in a y-direction along said longitudinal axis, and wherein a plurality of quadrants are viewed from said torso towards the feet of said person in a y-direction along said longitudinal axis. Training device (2).

The predetermined torso orientation range is such that the torso orientation is at least part of the upper left quadrant (XZ-2) of the xz plane and/or the lower right quadrant (XZ-2) of the xz plane. 4. A sleep posture training device according to claim 1, wherein said stimulation is provided even when at least part of 4).

4. The predetermined torso orientation range is such that the stimulation is provided when the torso orientation is substantially the entire lower right quadrant (XZ-4) of the xz plane. 3. Sleep posture training device according to 1 or 2.

The predetermined torso orientation range is such that the stimulation is provided when the torso orientation spans an angle greater than 120 degrees in the upper right quadrant (XZ-1) and the lower right quadrant (XZ-4). 4. The sleep posture training device of claim 3, which is a

The predetermined torso orientation range is such that, in the yz plane perpendicular to the xz plane, the torso orientation is in the upper left quadrant (YZ-2) of the yz plane and in the yz plane. A sleep posture training device according to any one or more of claims 1 to 4 , wherein said stimulation is absent in at least part of at least one of the upper right quadrants (YZ-1). .

A sleep posture training device according to any one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the device comprises orientation means for attaching the device to the person in the correct orientation.

The processing system is configured to trigger the stimulus generator to provide the stimulus when the torso of the person is within the predetermined range of torso orientations only after a time interval. A sleep posture training device according to any one or more of claims 1-6 .

The processing system (100) comprises:
receiving a second signal from the orientation sensor (4), wherein the second signal indicates a second orientation of the torso of the person;
determining, based on the second signal, that the second orientation of the torso of the person is within the predetermined orientation range (15), and based on the determination, the stimulus generator (6); causing a second stimulus different from the first stimulus during the sleep posture training device according to any one or more of claims 1 to 7 (2 ).

9. Any of claims 1-8 , wherein the intensity of said first stimulation has a first time course during a first stimulation period, wherein said first time course is irregular. or a sleep posture training device (2) according to any one or more of the preceding paragraphs.

A sleep posture training device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the device is attachable to the upper torso of a person, the device comprising:
an accelerometer (4) configured to output an acceleration signal;
a processing system configured to receive the acceleration signal from the accelerometer and derive respiratory rate variability of the person; a stimulus generator (6) configured to deliver a stimulus of, wherein said first stimulus is delivered dependent on said respiratory rate variability derived by said processing system;
The sleep posture training device, comprising:

A sleep posture training device (2) configured to reduce gastroesophageal reflux in a person's sleeping posture, comprising:
an orientation sensor (4) configured to output a signal indicative of the orientation of the person's torso;
a stimulus generator (6) configured to provide a first stimulus to the person when the person's torso is within a predetermined torso orientation range in a sleeping posture, wherein the stimulus generator (6) ) is attachable to the person; and a processing system (100);
wherein the processing system (100) comprises:
receiving a first signal from the orientation sensor (4), wherein the first signal indicates a first orientation (11) of the torso of the person;
determining based on the first signal that the first orientation (11) of the torso of the person is within the predetermined range of torso orientations (15) in the sleeping posture;
is configured to perform the process of
wherein the predetermined torso orientation range is defined in an xz plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the torso of the person in a supine position in the y-direction, where the torso orientation is in the xz plane The first stimulus is applied when at least a portion of the upper right quadrant (XZ-1) of the torso is oriented in the xz plane with respect to the z-axis of the xz plane. The first stimulus is such that it is not delivered if it is at an angle of less than 30 degrees in the upper right quadrant (XZ-1), and the orientation of the torso is in the upper left quadrant (XZ-1) of the xz plane. -2) is such that the stimulus is not applied if at least part of the quadrants are viewed from the person's torso toward the feet in the y-direction along the longitudinal axis. and the first stimulus is applied to a greater portion of the upper right quadrant (XZ-1) of the xz plane than to the upper left quadrant (XZ-2) of the xz plane; Said sleep posture training device (2).

4. The predetermined torso orientation range is such that the stimulus is also provided when the torso orientation is at least part of the lower right quadrant (XZ-4) of the xz plane. 12. The sleep posture training device according to 11 .

The predetermined torso orientation range is such that the stimulation is provided such that the torso orientation spans an angle greater than 120 degrees in the upper right quadrant (XZ-1) and the lower right quadrant (XZ-4). 13. The sleep posture training device of claim 12 , which is a

A computer program, said computer program comprising :
receiving a first signal from an orientation sensor (4), wherein the first signal indicates a first orientation (11) of the torso of the person;
determining , based on the first signal, that the first orientation (11) of the torso of the person is within the predetermined range of torso orientations (15) in the sleeping posture;
A first stimulus is applied to the person using a stimulus generator (6) to orient the person's torso when the person's torso is in a predetermined range of torso orientations in a sleeping position. to change,
contains an instruction to cause the
wherein the predetermined torso orientation range is defined in an xz plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the torso of the person in a supine position in the y-direction, where the torso orientation is in the xz plane such that the first stimulus is not applied at an angle of less than 30 degrees in the upper right quadrant of the xz plane with respect to the z-axis of the The stimulus is such that it is not delivered when it is at least part of the upper left quadrant (XZ-2) of the xz plane, and the orientation of the torso is in the upper right quadrant (XZ-2) of the xz plane. -1) the first stimulus is provided if substantially all of and/or if the torso orientation is at least part of the upper right quadrant (XZ-1) of the xz plane The first stimulus is applied to the upper right quadrant (XZ-1) of the xz plane than the upper left quadrant (XZ-2) of the xz plane. Said computer program given in larger parts .

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon the computer program of claim 14 .