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Apparatus with automatic respiration monitoring and display

  • US 6,895,963 B1
  • Filed: 06/16/2000
  • Issued: 05/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A respiratory apparatus for delivering a flow of air to a patient suffering from sleep disordered breathing comprising:

  • a blower that generates a flow of pressurized air;

    a patient interface adapted to deliver air from said blower to the patient;

    a display receiving and displaying signals and having a predetermined display range; and

    a control unit coupled to said patient interface and adapted to sense a breathing parameter, said control unit including a display adjusting circuit means for operating on said breathing parameter to generate a respiration signal indicative of the breathing pattern of the patient;

    said control unit further including a first averager used to determine a long term average of said breathing parameter, and a second averager used to determine a short term average of said breathing parameter, said display adjusting circuit means adjusting a base line of said breathing parameter in accordance with at least one of said long term and short term averages to restrict said respiration signal to said predetermined display range; and

    wherein said display receives said respiration signal and presents it within said predetermined range.

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