A battery-powered device intended to continuously measure and record patient physiological parameters (e.g., arterial oxygen saturation level, pulse rate, respiration effort, airflow waveform) during sleep in the home, to facilitate the diagnosis of sleep apnoea. It typically consists of multiple components including a control unit which may have some user-interface functionality, sensors, and connecting leads, which record parameters and may upload the data to a central analysis system.
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