BRIZZY is a portable sleep monitor that provides great simplicity and efficiency in the screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Syndrome. It is also very useful in determining whether the administered treatment is effective.

 

OSA is a serious disorder, which affects a substantial portion of the adult population and can have severe health consequences. People who have sleep apnea are generally not aware of it. Current statistics estimate that 80% to 90% of cases are undiagnosed. Patients at high-risk for OSA are:

• obese individuals;

• people with type 2 diabetes;

• patients who have suffered a stroke;

• people with arterial hypertension;

• patients with heart failure; and

• patients scheduled for a procedure involving general anesthesia.

BRIZZY is intended for clinicians who want to rapidly and accurately locate their patients on a continuum of sleep-related respiratory disorders ranging from primary snoring, to upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS), through to mild, moderate, and severe forms of sleep apnea/hypnoses syndrome.

 

BRIZZY can also be used to evaluate the treatment, be it a treatment by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), by mandibular advancement or by any other modality, and to determine its level of effectiveness.

 

RECORDED SIGNALS

 

Mandibular Movements

"JAWAC" technology: resonant magnetic field transducer

Measurement range: 7cm (2.75") to 23.5cm (9.25")

Resolution: on the order of 0.1 mm

Sampling frequency: 10Hz

 

Body position

Technology: 3-axis accelerometer

Values: lying supine / lying on the right side / lying on the left side / lying

prone / upright

Sampling frequency: 1Hz

 

SpO2*

Measurement range: 0 to 100%

Accuracy (for adults using the 8000AA Finger Clip Sensor, in the 70 to 100%

range, with +/- 1SD): +/- 2%

Sampling frequency: 3Hz

 

Pulse rate*

Measurement range: 18 to 300bpm

Accuracy (for adults using the 8000AA Finger Clip Sensor, no motion): +/-3bpm

Sampling frequency: 3Hz

 

RECORDER

 

Dimensions, weight

85mm (3.35") x 55mm (2.16") x 16mm (0.63"), 80g (2.8oz)

Power

Internal battery, rechargeable via USB

 

Autonomy

60 hours recording time (multiple recordings allowed)

 

Data transfer

Via USB to a PC