Ventilatory Stabilization Technology
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1. A method comprising:
- providing an apparatus comprising a blower and a leak resistant patient interface adapted to be fit on a patient'"'"'s airway, the leak resistant patient interface operably connected using a tube to the blower, the leak resistant patient interface having an exit;
fitting the leak resistant patient interface to the patient'"'"'s airway;
detecting a breathing disorder in the patient; and
treating the breathing disorder with the apparatus.
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Abstract
A system for reducing central sleep apnea (CSA) is described in which certain methods of increasing a patient'"'"'s rebreathing during periods of the sleep cycle are used. By increasing rebreathing during periods of overbreathing, the over-oxygenation which typically results from the overbreathing period can be reduced, thus reducing the compensating underbreathing period and effectively reducing the loop gain associated with the central sleep apnea. Nasal occlusion and a leak resistant oral interface provide control for gas leaks from a patent interface.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing an apparatus comprising a blower and a leak resistant patient interface adapted to be fit on a patient'"'"'s airway, the leak resistant patient interface operably connected using a tube to the blower, the leak resistant patient interface having an exit;
fitting the leak resistant patient interface to the patient'"'"'s airway;
detecting a breathing disorder in the patient; and
treating the breathing disorder with the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing an apparatus comprising a blower and a leak resistant patient interface adapted to be fit on a patient'"'"'s airway, the leak resistant patient interface operably connected using a tube to the blower, the leak resistant patient interface having an exit, the resistance of the exit being set that during treatment of a breathing disorder in the patient, expiratory air from the patient flows through the tube towards the blower and away from the exit;
fitting the leak resistant patient interface to the patient'"'"'s airway;
treating obstructive sleep apnea with the apparatus; and
adjusting the apparatus to treat the breathing disorder. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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