Melissa G Lim

US Patent:

20190231258, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Apr 6, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/377189

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Melissa Susann LIM - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
A61B 5/08
A61B 5/1455
G16H 10/20
G16H 10/60
G16H 15/00
G16H 20/70
G16H 40/63
G16H 50/30
A61B 5/113

Abstract:

A system and method for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: establishing a wireless data communication interface between a networked server and a sleep metering system worn by a user, the sleep metering system including a sensor array, wireless transceiver, and a processor; activating the sleep metering system to begin collection of sensor data from the user based on data signals from the sensor array of the sleep metering system; receiving a respiratory waveform and data corresponding to a level of arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in the user's blood over time as an SpO2 waveform based on the collected sensor data; receiving a set of user-configured control variables; and generating a sleep efficiency score based on the respiratory waveform, the SpO2 waveform, and the user-configured control variables, the sleep efficiency score including a log of the user's respiratory effort reduction events (RERE) and respiratory effort exaggeration events.

US Patent:

20170128003, May 11, 2017

Filed:

Jan 23, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/413130

Inventors:

- Redwood City CA, US
Melissa Susann LIM - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
G06F 19/00
A61B 5/113
A61B 5/08
A61B 5/1455

Abstract:

A system and method for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: establishing a wireless data communication interface between a networked server and a sleep metering system worn by a user, the sleep metering system including a sensor array, wireless transceiver, and a processor; activating the sleep metering system to begin collection of sensor data from the user based on data signals from the sensor array of the sleep metering system; receiving a respiratory waveform and data corresponding to a level of arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) in the user's blood over time as an SpO2 waveform based on the collected sensor data; receiving a set of user-configured control variables; and generating a sleep efficiency score based on the respiratory waveform, the SpO2 waveform, and the user-configured control variables, the sleep efficiency score including a log of the user's respiratory effort reduction events (RERE) and respiratory effort exaggeration events.

US Patent:

20160367184, Dec 22, 2016

Filed:

Aug 23, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/244999

Inventors:

- REDWOOD CITY CA, US
Melissa Susann LIM - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
G06F 19/00
A61M 21/02
A61B 5/113
A61B 5/145

Abstract:

A system and method for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment are disclosed. A particular embodiment is configured to: establish a wireless data communication interface between a networked data processor and a sleep metering system, the sleep metering system being worn by a user and including a sensor array, wireless transceiver, and a processor; activate the sleep metering system to begin collection of sensor data from the user based on data signals from the sensor array of the sleep metering system; and detect a sleep-related condition in the user by use of the sleep metering system, the detection of the sleep-related condition including detecting anomalies in breathing patterns of the user by wirelessly receiving a plurality of sets of breathing pattern data from the sleep metering system at a plurality of pre-defined time intervals within a single sleep period, the breathing pattern data corresponding to variations in the degree of the user's chest cavity movement in a series of breaths over a given time interval, the detection of the sleep-related condition further including using the plurality of sets of breathing pattern data to score any detected respiratory effort reduction or exaggeration condition for a level of severity over the plurality of pre-defined time intervals.

US Patent:

20150073289, Mar 12, 2015

Filed:

Sep 6, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/020741

Inventors:

Melissa Susann Lim - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

600529

Abstract:

A system and method for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment are disclosed. A particular embodiment is configured to: generate a first user interface for sleep disorder diagnosis, the first user interface including a plurality of questionnaires for prompting user input on a plurality of queries related to a user's sleep patterns, at least one questionnaire including queries related to the user's potential Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) condition; generate a second user interface for sleep disorder treatment, the second user interface including a plurality of sleep disorder therapies to guide the user through a particular sleep disorder therapy automatically selected for the user based on the user's responses captured and processed by the first user interface, the second user interface being further configured to capture and retain a sleep log, the second user interface being further configured to generate a sleep efficiency assessment; and detect an OSA condition in the user by use of a breathing disturbance metering system in wireless data communication with the first user interface and the second user interface.