SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RESPIRATORY THERAPY BASED ON DETECTED RESPIRATORY EVENTS
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1. A method for providing positive airway pressure treatment, the method comprising:
- delivering breathing gas toward a patient at a first pressure;
detecting one or more sleep respiratory events associated with the patient; and
in response to detecting the one or more sleep respiratory events, automatically triggering a ramp function to increase the pressure of the breathing gas delivered toward the patient from the first pressure to a second pressure at a predetermined rate.
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Abstract
A method for providing positive airway pressure treatment may include delivering breathing gas toward a patient at a first pressure, detecting one or more sleep respiratory events associated with the patient, and in response to detecting the one or more sleep respiratory events, automatically triggering a ramp function to increase the pressure of the breathing gas delivered toward the patient from the first pressure to a second pressure at a predetermined rate.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing positive airway pressure treatment, the method comprising:
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delivering breathing gas toward a patient at a first pressure;
detecting one or more sleep respiratory events associated with the patient; and
in response to detecting the one or more sleep respiratory events, automatically triggering a ramp function to increase the pressure of the breathing gas delivered toward the patient from the first pressure to a second pressure at a predetermined rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for providing positive airway pressure treatment, the apparatus comprising:
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an event detection device operable to detect sleep respiratory events associated with a patient;
a gas delivery apparatus connected to the event detection device operable to deliver breathing gas toward the patient; and
a controller operable to automatically trigger a ramp function in response to the detection of one or more sleep respiratory events by the event detection device, wherein triggering the ramp function comprises controlling the gas delivery apparatus to increase the pressure of the breathing gas delivered toward the patient to a second pressure at a predetermined rate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for providing positive airway pressure treatment, the apparatus comprising:
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a gas delivery apparatus operable to deliver breathing gas toward a patient, a controller communicatively coupled to the gas delivery apparatus and operable to;
receive data indicating one or more detected sleep respiratory events associated with the patient; and
automatically trigger a ramp function in response to receiving the data indicating one or more detected sleep respiratory events, wherein triggering the ramp function comprises controlling the gas delivery apparatus to increase the pressure of the breathing gas delivered toward the patient to a second pressure at a predetermined rate. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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