A 3-gram Sensor To Detect Sleep Apnoea

Laurent Martinot, co-founder, explains how Sunrise was founded to reduce the challenges associated with diagnosing sleep apnoea. Inspired by their father, a physician with a special interest in sleep medicine, Laurent and his brother Pierre leveraged AI and other technologies to create a simple at-home test that generates a detailed clinical report without the need for expensive and onerous overnight observation.

The why?

Up to 1 billion people worldwide are affected worldwide.

80% of sufferers go undiagnosed.

AI and other tools were ripe for application.

Barriers that make patients resistant to sleep apnoea testing in a clinical setting:

Fear of the hospital environment and overnight stay.

Discomfort with all the sensors and equipment.

How the Sunrise works:

Patient completes a basic sleep questionnaire.

Sensor is placed on the chin.

Push start and let the sensor run for the night.

The next morning a report is generated and available for diagnosis.

How the sensor and AI combine to analyse sleep:

Based on micro mandibular (jaw) movements.

The number of micro-awakenings and breathing effort.

The stages of sleep and the exact sleeping time are logged.

More information:

Once Daily Article: An at-home sleep apnoea diagnostic device

15 Minutes With The Doctor Podcast: A 3-gram Sensor To Detect Sleep Apnoea With Laurent From Sunrise