Method and system of providing therapeutic gas to a patient to prevent breathing airway collapse
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a flow of therapeutic gas to a patient during a plurality of inhalations, the flow of therapeutic gas preventing collapse of the patient'"'"'s breathing airway;
detecting a flow rate of the therapeutic gas of at least one of the patient'"'"'s nares during a first inhalation of the plurality of inhalations; and
increasing the flow of therapeutic gas in a second inhalation of the plurality of inhalations based on an amount the flow rate of therapeutic gas in the first inhalation is less than a set point therapeutic gas flow, the increasing before the occurrence of a partial or full airway collapse.
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Abstract
A method and system of providing therapeutic gas to a patient to prevent breathing airway collapse during sleep. Some exemplary embodiments may be a method comprising providing a flow of therapeutic gas to a patient during a plurality of inhalations, detecting a flow rate of the therapeutic gas of at least one of the patient'"'"'s nares during a first inhalation of the plurality of inhalations, and increasing the flow of therapeutic gas in a second inhalation of the plurality of inhalations based on an amount the flow rate of therapeutic gas in the first inhalation is less than a set point therapeutic gas flow.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a flow of therapeutic gas to a patient during a plurality of inhalations, the flow of therapeutic gas preventing collapse of the patient'"'"'s breathing airway;
detecting a flow rate of the therapeutic gas of at least one of the patient'"'"'s nares during a first inhalation of the plurality of inhalations; and
increasing the flow of therapeutic gas in a second inhalation of the plurality of inhalations based on an amount the flow rate of therapeutic gas in the first inhalation is less than a set point therapeutic gas flow, the increasing before the occurrence of a partial or full airway collapse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a blower;
a flow sensor fluidly coupled to the blower, the flow sensor measuring therapeutic gas flow provided by the blower, wherein the blower and flow sensor fluidly couple to at least one naris of a patient, and wherein the therapeutic gas flow prevents collapse of the patient'"'"'s breathing airway; and
a processor electrically coupled to the blower and flow sensor, the processor executing a program that controls the therapeutic gas flow from the blower provided to the patient;
wherein the processor, executing a program, reads therapeutic gas flow measured by the flow sensor during a first inhalation of the patient, and wherein the program increases the speed of the blower in a second inhalation in relation to the speed of the blower during the first inhalation, the increase based on an amount the therapeutic gas flow in the first inhalation is less than a set point therapeutic gas flow, and the increasing before the occurrence of a partial or full airway collapse. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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providing a flow of therapeutic gas to a patient during a plurality of inhalations, the flow of therapeutic gas preventing collapse of the patient'"'"'s breathing airway;
detecting a flow rate of the therapeutic gas of at least one of the patient'"'"'s nares during a first inhalation of the plurality of inhalations; and
decreasing the flow of therapeutic gas in a second inhalation of the plurality of inhalations based on an amount the flow rate of therapeutic gas in the first inhalation is greater than a set point therapeutic gas flow. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a blower;
a flow sensor fluidly coupled to the blower, the flow sensor measuring therapeutic gas flow provided by the blower, wherein the blower and flow sensor fluidly couple to at least one naris of a patient, and wherein the therapeutic gas flow prevents collapse of the patient'"'"'s breathing airway; and
a processor electrically coupled to the blower and flow sensor, the processor executing a program that controls the therapeutic gas flow from the blower provided to the patient;
wherein the processor, executing a program, reads therapeutic gas flow measured by the flow sensor during a first inhalation of the patient, and wherein the program decreases the speed of the blower in a second inhalation in relation to the speed of the blower during the first inhalation, the decrease based on an amount the therapeutic gas flow in the first inhalation is above a set point therapeutic gas flow. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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operating a blower coupled to a motor providing a flow of air at pressures above atmospheric to at least one naris of a patient during a plurality of inhalations of a sleep state of the patient, the flow of air prevents partial or full breathing airway collapse;
measuring an air flow through the at least one naris using an air flow detector, the measuring during a first inhalation of the plurality inhalations; and
increasing the blower speed in a second inhalation of the plurality of inhalations based on an amount the air flow in the first inhalation is less than a set point air flow, the increasing before the occurrence of a partial or full airway collapse. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer readable medium containing a program that when executed performs a method comprising:
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commanding a blower coupled to a motor to provide a flow of air at pressures above atmospheric to at least one naris of a patient during a plurality of inhalations of a sleep state of the patient, the flow of air prevents partial or full breathing airway collapse;
reading an air flow through the at least one naris using an air flow detector, the reading during a first inhalation of the plurality inhalations; and
commanding an increase in blower speed in a second inhalation of the plurality of inhalations based on an amount the air flow in the first inhalation is less than a set point air flow, the commanding an increase before the occurrence of a partial or fall airway collapse. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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operating a blower coupled to a motor to provide a flow of air at pressures above atmospheric to at least one naris of a patient during a plurality of inhalations, the flow of air prevents partial or fill breathing airway collapse during sleep of the patient;
measuring an air flow through the at least one naris using an air flow detector, the measuring during a first inhalation of the plurality inhalations; and
decreasing the blower speed in a second inhalation of the plurality of inhalations based on an amount the measured air flow in the second inhalation is above a set point air flow. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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