Methods and systems for ventilation with unknown exhalation flow and exhalation pressure
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1. A method for ventilating a patient with a ventilator, comprising:
- monitoring inspiratory flow, expiratory flow, and expiratory pressure during ventilation of the patient with the ventilator;
monitoring features associated with at least one of an expiratory flow sensor, an expiratory pressure sensor, and a main driver;
delivering ventilation for any breath type during a predetermined or a selected mode of ventilation based at least on the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure,wherein the predetermined or the selected mode of ventilation includes a spontaneous mode, an assist mode, or a mandatory mode;
determining, with the ventilator, a malfunction in at least one of the expiratory flow sensor, the expiratory pressure sensor, and the main driver that makes at least one of the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure unreliable based on the features associated with at least one of the expiratory flow sensor, the expiratory pressure sensor, and the main driver;
in response to the malfunction, automatically ceasing the delivering of the predetermined or the selected mode of ventilation based at least on the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure and instead automatically delivering an exhalation backup ventilation mode based on at least one of the inspiratory flow and an inspiratory pressure by the ventilator;
controlling pressure delivered during the ventilation based at least on controlling an exhalation valve;
controlling the exhalation valve with the main driver;
in response to the malfunction, controlling the exhalation valve with a backup driver includes;
inputting the inspiratory flow and the inspiratory pressure during inspiration into an inspiratory control algorithm; and
inputting the inspiratory flow and the inspiratory pressure during exhalation into an expiratory control algorithm.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes systems and methods for providing novel back-up ventilation. Further, this disclosure describes systems and methods for delivering ventilation when exhalation pressure and/or exhalation flow are unknown or unreliable by the ventilator.
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1. A method for ventilating a patient with a ventilator, comprising:
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monitoring inspiratory flow, expiratory flow, and expiratory pressure during ventilation of the patient with the ventilator; monitoring features associated with at least one of an expiratory flow sensor, an expiratory pressure sensor, and a main driver; delivering ventilation for any breath type during a predetermined or a selected mode of ventilation based at least on the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure, wherein the predetermined or the selected mode of ventilation includes a spontaneous mode, an assist mode, or a mandatory mode; determining, with the ventilator, a malfunction in at least one of the expiratory flow sensor, the expiratory pressure sensor, and the main driver that makes at least one of the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure unreliable based on the features associated with at least one of the expiratory flow sensor, the expiratory pressure sensor, and the main driver; in response to the malfunction, automatically ceasing the delivering of the predetermined or the selected mode of ventilation based at least on the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure and instead automatically delivering an exhalation backup ventilation mode based on at least one of the inspiratory flow and an inspiratory pressure by the ventilator; controlling pressure delivered during the ventilation based at least on controlling an exhalation valve; controlling the exhalation valve with the main driver; in response to the malfunction, controlling the exhalation valve with a backup driver includes; inputting the inspiratory flow and the inspiratory pressure during inspiration into an inspiratory control algorithm; and inputting the inspiratory flow and the inspiratory pressure during exhalation into an expiratory control algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A ventilator system comprising:
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a pressure generating system adapted to generate a flow of breathing gas; a ventilation tubing system including a patient interface for connecting the pressure generating system to a patient; an exhalation valve connected to the ventilation tubing system; a plurality of sensors operatively coupled to at least one of the pressure generating system, the patient, and the ventilation tubing system, wherein the plurality of sensors include an inspiratory pressure sensor for monitoring inspiratory pressure, an inspiratory flow sensor for monitoring inspiratory flow, an expiratory pressure sensor for monitoring exhalation pressure, and an expiratory flow sensor for monitoring expiratory flow; a main driver, the main driver controls the exhalation valve to deliver ventilation for any breath type during at least one of an assist mode, a spontaneous mode, and mandatory mode of ventilation to the patient based at least on at least one of the exhalation pressure and the expiratory flow monitored by the plurality of sensors; a backup driver, the backup driver controls the exhalation valve to deliver backup ventilation to the patient during an exhalation backup ventilation mode based on at least one of the inspiration pressure and the inspiration flow monitored by the plurality of sensors; and a controller, the controller determines a malfunction in at least one of the expiratory flow sensor, the expiratory pressure sensor, and the main driver making the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure unreliable based on features associated with at least one of the expiratory flow sensor, the expiratory pressure sensor, and the main driver and switches from the main driver to the backup driver in response to the malfunction; wherein the backup driver controls the exhalation valve during inspiration by utilizing an inspiratory control algorithm; and wherein the backup driver controls the exhalation valve during exhalation by utilizing an exhalation control algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A ventilatory system, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory, communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and containing instructions that cause the ventilatory system to; monitor inspiratory flow, inspiratory pressure, expiratory flow, and expiratory pressure during ventilation of a patient based on data from a plurality of sensors; monitor changes in at least one of voltages, temperatures, wattages, coefficients, and humidity in at least one component of the ventilatory system; deliver the ventilation for any breath type during at least one of a spontaneous mode, an assist mode, or a mandatory mode of ventilation based at least on the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure; determine a malfunction that makes at least one of the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure unreliable, wherein the malfunction is determined based on the changes; in response to the malfunction, switching the mode of ventilation from being based at least on the expiratory flow and the expiratory pressure to an exhalation backup ventilation mode that is based on at least one of the inspiratory flow and the inspiratory pressure; and in response to the malfunction, displaying the malfunction; controlling a pressure delivered during the ventilation based at least on controlling an exhalation valve; controlling the exhalation valve with a main driver; in response to the malfunction, controlling the exhalation valve with a backup driver; wherein the step of controlling the exhalation valve with the backup driver includes; inputting the inspiratory flow and the inspiratory pressure during inspiration into an inspiratory control algorithm; and inputting the inspiratory flow and the inspiratory pressure during exhalation into an expiratory control algorithm.
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