Self-Dispensing Respiratory Effort Band

描述(由申请人提供)：Korosensor建议开发一种 创新的“带上传感器”技术，可准确检测呼吸暂停情况 适用于所有年龄段的睡眠研究患者。一种自动配药呼吸机 努力带是一种医疗设备，它结合了应变敏感聚合物 感测能力。自动分配带减少了与以下相关的错误警报 改善呼吸事件引起的中枢性、混合性和阻塞性呼吸暂停 挂号，并提供像胶带一样的睡眠患者试衣。科氏感应器 演示自我分配努力频段监控的方法已经发展 来自使用聚合物厚膜(PTF)导电弹性体的研究 材料、聚合物薄膜、喷墨打印和低功率模拟仪器 技术PTF技术提供低成本制造的好处，使用 使用弹性材料的喷墨打印方法，以提供一致的舒适性 为睡眠研究患者准备的。拟议的自我分配呼吸努力带 系统将允许家庭监护仪患者容易地安装努力带以 明确和自信地评分与轻度呼吸暂停和呼吸努力相关的 觉醒(RERA)。一个1.0mil厚的呼吸暂停敏感型传感器将 使用聚合物厚膜电路和 聚合物薄膜层，用于检测呼吸暂停问题。一套简单的功放支架 电子学将测量和调节用于记录在 生理记录仪或互联网家庭监护系统。 建议的商业应用： 自行分配呼吸努力带是为了提供成本效益高的睡眠患者呼吸监测。使用传感器带式技术制作呼吸努力带将提高呼吸数据的一致性和对轻微呼吸暂停的检测。睡眠障碍产品的领先供应商Pro-Tech Services，Inc.与Korosensor公司在开发工作中进行了合作。Pro-Tech在成功完成第二阶段的工作后，为商业化生产提供了一条明确的道路。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Korosensor proposes to develop an innovative "sensor-on-tape" technology to accurately detect apnea conditions for sleep study patients of all age groups. A self dispensing respiratory effort band is a medical device, which incorporates strain-sensitive polymer sensing capability. The self dispensing band reduces false alarms related to central, mixed and obstructive apnea by improving respiratory event registration, and providing tape like sleep patient fitting. Korosensor's approach to demonstrating self-dispensing effort band monitoring has evolved from research working with polymer thick film (PTF) conductive elastomer materials, polymer films, ink jet printing and low power analog instrumentation technology. PTF technology offers the benefits of low cost manufacturing using ink jet printing methods with elastomer materials to provide conforming comfort for sleep study patients. The proposed self dispensing respiratory effort band system will permit a home monitor patient to easily install the effort band to clearly and confidently score subtle apnea and respiratory effort related arousal's (RERA). A 1.0-mil thick apnea sensitive transducer will be incorporated into the effort band using a polymer thick film circuit and a polymer film layer to sense apnea problems. A simple set of amplifier support electronics will measure and condition effort band data for recording on a physiological recorder or Internet home-based monitoring system. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The self-dispensing respiratory effort band is proposed to provide cost-effective respiratory monitoring of sleep patients. Fabricating respiratory effort bands with sensor-on-tape technology will improve respiratory data consistancy and detection of subtle apnea . Pro-Tech Services, Inc., a leading supplier of sleep disorder products is partnered with Korosensor in the development effort. Pro-Tech provides a clear path for commerical production after completing a successful phase II effort.