Modular pressure support system
First Claim
1. A pressure support system comprising:
- a patient circuit adapted to deliver a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient;
a docking assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet adapted to receive the pressurized flow of breathable gas, the outlet adapted to be connected with the patient circuit, wherein the docking assembly includes a tank housing portion.
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Abstract
A pressure support system that comprises a patient circuit, a docking assembly, and a tank. The patient circuit delivers a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient. The docking assembly has an inlet and an outlet that is adapted to receive the pressurized flow of breathable gas, and is also adapted to be connected with the patient circuit. The tank is constructed and arranged to be removably connected with the docking assembly, and enables the pressurized flow of breathable gas to pass therethrough. The tank is also adapted to contain a liquid such that a humidity level of the pressurized flow of breathable gas is elevated as the pressurized flow of breathable gas passes therethrough.
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26 Claims
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1. A pressure support system comprising:
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a patient circuit adapted to deliver a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient;
a docking assembly having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet adapted to receive the pressurized flow of breathable gas, the outlet adapted to be connected with the patient circuit, wherein the docking assembly includes a tank housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of delivering a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient, the method comprising:
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providing the pressurized flow of breathable gas to a docking assembly at an inlet of the docking assembly;
connecting a patient circuit to an outlet associated with the docking assembly;
removably connecting a tank to the docking assembly, the tank being adapted to contain a liquid such that a humidity level of the pressurized flow of breathable gas is elevated as the pressurized flow of breathable gas passes through the tank;
wherein connecting the tank to the docking assembly places the inlet in communication with the outlet, and delivers the pressurized flow of breathable gas from the inlet to the outlet while elevating the humidity level of the pressurized flow of breathable gas; and
delivering the pressurized flow of breathable gas from the outlet to the patient along the patient circuit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A gas flow generating system that generates a pressurized flow of breathable gas for delivery to a patient, the system comprising:
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a control unit that controls one or more aspects of operation of the gas flow generating system; and
an accessory interface that removably connects with a modular accessory to place the modular accessory in communication with the control unit such that information can be transferred from the modular accessory to the control unit and from the control unit to the modular accessory via the accessory interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A modular accessory that selectively interfaces with a gas flow generating system that generates a pressurized flow of breathable gas for delivery to a patient, the modular accessory comprising:
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a delivery system interface that removably connects with the gas flow generating system to place the modular accessory in communication with the gas flow generating system such that information can be transferred from the modular accessory to the gas flow generating system and from the gas flow generating system to the modular accessory via the accessory interface; and
a communication unit that outputs the information transferred from the gas flow generating system to the modular accessory. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A pressure support system comprising:
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a gas flow generating system that generates a pressurized flow of breathable gas;
a tank that enables the pressurized flow of breathable gas to pass therethrough, the tank adapted to contain a liquid such that a humidity level of the pressurized flow of breathable gas is elevated as the pressurized flow of breathable gas passes therethrough;
a patient circuit that delivers the pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient;
a conduit that is connected at one end to an outlet of the gas flow generating system and at the other end to an inlet of the tank so as to communicate the pressurized flow of breathable gas from the gas flow generating system to the tank; and
a barrier formed within the conduit that inhibits the liquid contained by the tank from ingressing on the gas flow generating system when the liquid is introduced into the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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