Method and systems for the delivery of oxygen enriched gas
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1. A method of providing oxygen enriched gas to a user of an oxygen concentrator, comprising:
- measuring the time between a plurality of successive breaths, wherein a breath is determined to begin when a drop in pressure is measured using a pressure sensor coupled to an outlet of a conduit coupling the user to an oxygen enriched gas source;
determining an average breathing rate based on the time between each breath of the plurality of successive breaths, wherein the time between a penultimate breath and a last breath of the plurality of successive breaths is not used to determine the average breathing rate; and
setting an inspiration breath pressure threshold for the pressure sensor based on the determined average breathing rate.
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Described herein are various embodiments of an oxygen concentrator system and method of delivering oxygen enriched gas to a user. In some embodiments, oxygen concentrator system includes one or more components that improve the efficiency of oxygen enriched gas delivery during operation of the oxygen concentrator system.
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1. A method of providing oxygen enriched gas to a user of an oxygen concentrator, comprising:
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measuring the time between a plurality of successive breaths, wherein a breath is determined to begin when a drop in pressure is measured using a pressure sensor coupled to an outlet of a conduit coupling the user to an oxygen enriched gas source; determining an average breathing rate based on the time between each breath of the plurality of successive breaths, wherein the time between a penultimate breath and a last breath of the plurality of successive breaths is not used to determine the average breathing rate; and setting an inspiration breath pressure threshold for the pressure sensor based on the determined average breathing rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An oxygen concentrator apparatus, comprising:
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a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor configured to detect a breath pressure of a user; and a processor operable coupled to the pressure sensor, the processor to execute non-transitory program instructions, and wherein the program instructions are operable to; automatically measure the time between a plurality of successive breaths, wherein a breath is determined to begin when a drop in pressure is measured using the pressure sensor; determine an average breathing rate based on the time between each breath of the plurality of successive breaths, wherein the time between a penultimate breath and a last breath of the plurality of successive breaths is not used to determine the average breathing rate; and set an inspiration breath pressure threshold for the pressure sensor based on the determined average breathing rate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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