Gas systems and methods for enabling respiratory stability
First Claim
1. A positive airway pressure (PAP) device for stabilizing breathing during sleep comprisinga PAP device for sleep therapy, the PAP device further comprisinga source of medical grade carbon dioxide;
- an assembly for combining pressurized air from the PAP device with substantially low concentrations of the medical grade carbon dioxide resulting in a gas mix; and
a patient centric ventilatory space module (PCVSM) coupled to the assembly providing the resulting gas mix for inhalation by a given target, said inhalation of the gas mix effecting respiratory stability of said targetwherein concentration of carbon dioxide in the gas mix is less than 2%.
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Abstract
Minimal concentrations of CO2 are mixed with pressurized air to provide a gas mix effective for stabilizing breathing of target patients or users. CO2 concentrations below about 2% and preferably between about 0.5% and 1.25% are employed. A gas modulator includes a gas mixing module, a sensor and a control processor. The gas mixing module mixes plural gases, including CO2, into a gas mix, for delivery to a substantially leak-proof patient face mask. The sensor, located substantially at the face mask, measures CO2 concentration in the face mask. The control processor, based on a signal from the sensor, controls the CO2 concentration in the gas mix.
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14 Claims
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1. A positive airway pressure (PAP) device for stabilizing breathing during sleep comprising
a PAP device for sleep therapy, the PAP device further comprising a source of medical grade carbon dioxide; -
an assembly for combining pressurized air from the PAP device with substantially low concentrations of the medical grade carbon dioxide resulting in a gas mix; and a patient centric ventilatory space module (PCVSM) coupled to the assembly providing the resulting gas mix for inhalation by a given target, said inhalation of the gas mix effecting respiratory stability of said target wherein concentration of carbon dioxide in the gas mix is less than 2%. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A positive airway pressure (PAP) device for stabilizing breathing during sleep comprising
a PAP device for sleep therapy, the PAP device further comprising a source of medical grade carbon dioxide; -
an assembly for combining pressurized air from the PAP device with substantially low concentrations of the medical grade carbon dioxide resulting in a gas mix; and a patient centric ventilatory space module (PCVSM) coupled to the assembly providing the resulting gas mix for inhalation by a given target, said inhalation of the gas mix effecting respiratory stability of said target wherein at least one of the source, the assembly and the PCVSM is computer processor controlled to modulate concentration of carbon dioxide in the gas mix and the computer processor modulates concentration of CO2 in the gas mix as a function of any combination of sensed concentration of carbon dioxide in the PCVSM, sensed target state and detected system changes.
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6. A method for preparing a gas mix for enabling respiratory stability for a positive airway pressure (PAP) device for sleep therapy, comprising the steps of:
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providing a substantially low concentration of medical grade carbon dioxide to a PAP device used for sleep therapy; combining pressurized air from the PAP device used for sleep therapy with the medical grade carbon dioxide to form a gas mix having stabilizing effects on breathing, the pressurized air enabling the carbon dioxide at low concentrations in the gas mix to have stabilizing effects on target respiratory systems; and delivering the gas mix to a subject with the PAP device used for sleep therapy. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for stabilizing breathing comprising a source of medical grade carbon dioxide;
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an assembly for combining pressurized air from a positive airway pressure PAP device with substantially low concentrations of the medical grade carbon dioxide resulting in a gas mix; and a patient centric ventilatory space module (PCVSM) coupled to the assembly providing the resulting gas mix for inhalation by a given target, said inhalation of the gas mix effecting respiratory stability of said target wherein at least one of the source, the assembly and the PCVSM is computer processor controlled to modulate concentration of carbon dioxide in the gas mix and the computer processor modulates concentration of CO2 in the gas mix as a function of any combination of sensed concentration of carbon dioxide in the PCVSM, sensed target state and detected system changes.
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12. A device for stabilizing breathing comprising
a source of medical grade carbon dioxidel; -
an assembly for combining pressurized air from a positive airway pressure PAP device with substantially low concentrations of the medical grade carbon dioxide resulting in a gas mix; and a patient centric ventilatory space module (PCVSM) coupled to the assembly providing the resulting gas mix for inhalation by a given target, said inhalation of the gas mix effecting respiratory stability of said target wherein at least one of the source, the assembly and the PCVSM is computer processor controlled to modulate concentration of carbon dioxide in the gas mix and the computer processor continuously receives and analyzes incoming data and indicates an alarm condition based on the incoming data and at least one of the following parameters; maximum first gas flow; maximum inspired first gas; maximum arterial CO2; maximum end tidal carbon dioxide; and maximum percent first gas in the mixing means, the computer processor stopping or reducing delivery of the first gas when an alarm condition is present.
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13. A device for stabilizing breathing comprising
a source of medical grade carbon dioxide; -
an assembly for combining pressurized air from a positive airway pressure PAP device with substantially low concentrations of the medical grade carbon dioxide resulting in a gas mix; and a patient centric ventilatory space module (PCVSM) coupled to the assembly providing the resulting gas mix for inhalation by a given target, said inhalation of the gas mix effecting respiratory stability of said target wherein at least one of the source, the assembly and the PCVSM is computer processor controlled to modulate concentration of carbon dioxide in the gas mix and the computer processor controls concentration of CO2 for a patient diagnosed as having sleep disordered breathing (SDB).
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14. A device for stabilizing breathing comprising
a source of medical grade carbon dioxide; -
an assembly for combining pressurized air from a positive airway pressure PAP device with substantially low concentrations of the medical grade carbon dioxide resulting in a gas mix; and a patient centric ventilatory space module (PCVSM) coupled to the assembly providing the resulting gas mix for inhalation by a given target, said inhalation of the gas mix effecting respiratory stability of said target wherein at least one of the source, the assembly and the PCVSM is computer processor controlled to modulate concentration of carbon dioxide in the gas mix; the source of the carbon dioxide is a pressurized source; and
the gas modulation system further comprises a control value module which regulates flow of the carbon dioxide from the pressurized source to the assembly, the control valve module responding to a control signal from the computer processor; and
the control valve module comprises a solenoid valve or a proportional valve.
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