Leak determination in a breathing assistance system
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1. A breathing assistance system for providing breathing assistance to a patient, comprising:
- a pneumatic system for providing breathing assistance to a patient; and
a controller configured to control one or more operational parameters of the pneumatic system, the controller configured to estimate a leak flow in a breathing assistance system including a ventilation device connected to a patient by;
accessing data of a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient;
identifying a specific portion of the flow waveform as a steady phase portion; and
performing a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system;
wherein identifying the steady phase portion comprises;
identifying a reference period of the flow waveform;
determining a representative flow rate for the reference period;
determining a series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods of the flow waveform having representative flow rates that vary from the representative flow rate for the reference period by less than a predetermined amount; and
defining the steady phase portion as including the reference period and the series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for estimating a leak flow in a breathing assistance system including a ventilation device connected to a patient are provided. Data of a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient is accessed. A specific portion of the flow waveform is identified, and a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform is performed to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system.
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1. A breathing assistance system for providing breathing assistance to a patient, comprising:
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a pneumatic system for providing breathing assistance to a patient; and a controller configured to control one or more operational parameters of the pneumatic system, the controller configured to estimate a leak flow in a breathing assistance system including a ventilation device connected to a patient by; accessing data of a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient; identifying a specific portion of the flow waveform as a steady phase portion; and performing a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system; wherein identifying the steady phase portion comprises; identifying a reference period of the flow waveform; determining a representative flow rate for the reference period; determining a series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods of the flow waveform having representative flow rates that vary from the representative flow rate for the reference period by less than a predetermined amount; and defining the steady phase portion as including the reference period and the series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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2. A controller for a breathing assistance system, the controller including logic instructions embodied in tangible computer readable media and executable by one or more processors to:
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access data of a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient; identify a specific portion of the flow waveform as a steady phase portion; and perform a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system; wherein identifying the steady phase portion comprises; identifying a reference period of the flow waveform; determining a representative flow rate for the reference period; determining a series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods of the flow waveform having representative flow rates that vary from the representative flow rate for the reference period by less than a predetermined amount; and defining the steady phase portion as including the reference period and the series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods.
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3. A method for estimating a leak flow in a breathing assistance system including a ventilation device connected to a patient, the method comprising:
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accessing data associated with a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient; identifying a steady phase portion near the end of an exhalation phase; and performing a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system; wherein identifying the steady phase portion comprises; identifying a reference period of the flow waveform; determining a representative flow rate for the reference period; determining a series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods of the flow waveform having representative flow rates that vary from the representative flow rate for the reference period by less than a predetermined amount; and defining the steady phase portion as including the reference period and the series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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4. A method for controlling breathing assistance provided to a patient, comprising:
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providing breathing assistance to a patient according to one or more operational parameters; estimating a leak flow by; accessing data of a flow waveform indicating the flow of gas between the ventilation device and the patient; identifying a steady phase portion near the end of an exhalation phase; performing a linear regression of the identified portion of the flow waveform to determine an estimated leak flow in the breathing assistance system; and controlling at least one of the operational parameters based at least on the estimated leak flow; wherein identifying the steady phase portion comprises; identifying a reference period of the flow waveform; determining a representative flow rate for the reference period; determining a series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods of the flow waveform having representative flow rates that vary from the representative flow rate for the reference period by less than a predetermined amount; and defining the steady phase portion as including the reference period and the series of one or more consecutive qualifying periods. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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