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Abstract

Grant Number:	2R44HL067733-02
PI Name:	SEIFERT, GREGORY J.
PI Email:	gseifert@ame-corp.com
PI Title:
Project Title:	Sleep Diagnostic Device With Wireless Internet Interface

Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advanced Medical Electronics (AME) proposes to develop a wearable sleep diagnostic device for use outside of a traditional sleep laboratory that uses new cellular smart phone technology to send sensor signals over the Internet to a monitoring facility. This will allow frequent automatic or manual signal quality checks during the study. The proposed device will improve the success rate of at-home sleep studies. Concerns over the need to repeat home sleep tests because sensors such as effort belts, finger pulse oximeters, and nasal canulas can become dislodged, have limited the acceptance of home sleep studies. In the proposed system, if a sensor problem is discovered, a technician can be alerted to make a decision if the patient should be contacted at home to correct the sensor placement, or if enough data has been collected to allow a scoreable test. Increased reliability of at-home sleep disorder testing will significantly lower the overall costs of performing such tests and ultimately expand access to sleep disorder testing. A human test sleep program will be conducted to compare the new sleep apnea screener against a gold standard.

Thesaurus Terms:
Internet, biomedical equipment development, patient monitoring device, polysomnography, portable biomedical equipment, respiratory disorder diagnosis, sleep disorder, telemetry
computer system design /evaluation, diagnostic test, home health care, oximetry, respiratory airflow measurement, telecommunication
clinical research, human subject

Institution:	ADVANCED MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
	SUITE #190
	MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369
Fiscal Year:	2003
Department:
Project Start:	30-SEP-2001
Project End:	30-JUN-2005
ICD:	NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
IRG:	ZRG1

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