Carbon dioxide-based Bi-level CPAP control
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1. A method of providing a breathing gas comprising the steps of:
- sensing a carbon-dioxide level associated with a patient breathing interface;
determining if the level of carbon-dioxide is increasing or decreasing;
if the level is decreasing, determining if the level of carbon-dioxide has crossed a threshold parameter;
if the carbon-dioxide level has crossed the threshold parameter, increasing the breathing gas pressure provided to the patient breathing interface;
decreasing the breathing gas pressure provided to the patient breathing interface after a predetermined period of time; and
the increasing and decreasing of breathing gas pressure maintaining a positive pressure sufficient to sustain open the airway of a patient wearing the breathing interface.
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Abstract
A system and method of providing bi-level CPAP therapy is provided that incorporates an infrared carbon-dioxide sensor to determine whether a patient is inhaling or exhaling. Patient exhalation causes the infrared light to be absorbed, while patient inhalation reduces the presence of carbon-dioxide causes little or no absorption of carbon-dioxide. The level of carbon-dioxide in an associated patient breathing interface is monitored for thresholds that trigger higher CPAP pressure upon inhalation and lower CPAP pressure upon exhalation.
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1. A method of providing a breathing gas comprising the steps of:
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sensing a carbon-dioxide level associated with a patient breathing interface; determining if the level of carbon-dioxide is increasing or decreasing; if the level is decreasing, determining if the level of carbon-dioxide has crossed a threshold parameter; if the carbon-dioxide level has crossed the threshold parameter, increasing the breathing gas pressure provided to the patient breathing interface; decreasing the breathing gas pressure provided to the patient breathing interface after a predetermined period of time; and the increasing and decreasing of breathing gas pressure maintaining a positive pressure sufficient to sustain open the airway of a patient wearing the breathing interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing a breathing gas to a patient comprising the steps of:
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sensing a carbon-dioxide level associated with a patient breathing interface; determining if the sensed level of carbon-dioxide is increasing or decreasing; if the sensed carbon-dioxide level is increasing, determining if the sensed carbon-dioxide level has crossed a first threshold parameter; if the sensed carbon-dioxide level has crossed the first threshold parameter, decreasing the breathing gas pressure provided to the patient breathing interface; if the sensed carbon-dioxide level is decreasing, determining if the sensed carbon-dioxide level has crossed a second threshold parameter; if the sensed carbon-dioxide level has crossed the second threshold parameter, increasing the breathing gas pressure provided to the patient breathing interface; and the increasing and decreasing of breathing gas pressure maintaining a positive pressure sufficient to sustain open the airway of a patient wearing the breathing interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing a breathing gas to a patient comprising the steps of:
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sensing a carbon-dioxide level associated with a patient breathing interface; determining if the sensed level of carbon-dioxide is increasing or decreasing; if the sensed level of carbon-dioxide is decreasing, determining whether the sensed level of carbon-dioxide at or below a threshold level; if the sensed level of carbon-dioxide is at or below the threshold level, increasing the pressure of the breathing gas for a fixed period of time; decreasing the pressure of the breathing gas upon expiration of the fixed period of time; the increasing and decreasing of the pressure of the breathing gas maintaining a positive pressure sufficient to sustain open the airway of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of administering a CPAP therapy comprising the steps of:
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monitoring the level of carbon-dioxide vented from a patient breathing interface; if the level of carbon-dioxide vented is decreasing, determining of the level of carbon-dioxide is at or below a threshold value; if the level of carbon-dioxide vented is at or below the threshold value, providing a first positive airway pressure to the patient breathing interface for a fixed period of time; and upon the expiration of the fixed period of time providing a second positive airway pressure to the patient breathing interface.
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25. A method of providing a breathable gas by monitoring a carbon dioxide level, comprising:
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sensing the carbon dioxide level associated with a breathing interface; determining if the carbon dioxide level is above or below a threshold value; if the carbon dioxide level is above the threshold value, decreasing the pressure of the breathable gas; and if the carbon dioxide level is below the threshold value, increasing the pressure of the breathable gas to maintain a positive pressure sufficient to sustain open the airway of a patient wearing the breathing interface.
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26. A system for administering breathing gas to a patient breathing interface comprising:
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a blower for providing positive pressure breathing gas; a controller in circuit communication with the blower; a sensor in circuit communication with the controller for detecting a level of carbon dioxide associated with the patient breathing interface; and logic for determining if the carbon dioxide level is above a first threshold value or below a second threshold value and for decreasing the pressure of the breathing gas if the carbon dioxide level is above the first threshold value and for increasing the pressure of the breathing gas if the carbon dioxide level is below the second threshold value to maintain open the airway of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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