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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION

  • US 20100186743A1
  • Filed: 03/31/2010
  • Published: 07/29/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for delivering a flow of gas to an airway of a patient, the apparatus comprising:

  • a gas flow/pressure generating system that generates a flow of gas;

    a patient circuit coupled to the gas flow/pressure generating system and adapted to communicate the flow of gas to an airway of a patient;

    monitoring means for monitoring a characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas; and

    a controller that determines a Target Flow to be delivered to the patient based on the monitored characteristic, wherein the controller determines whether such a patient is experiencing a sleep disordered breathing event, wherein the controller alters the Target Flow based on a determination that such a patient is experiencing a sleep disordered breathing event, wherein the controller determines a pressure relief component, and wherein the controller controls the gas flow/pressure generating system based on the Target Flow and the pressure relief component.

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