Compact continuous positive airway pressure apparatus and method
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a human, a travel system comprising a computer sized and shaped to be readily portable and physically supported on a lap of the human during transport and use, respectively, a device constituting a CPAP structured to have a deployed configuration for use and a stowed configuration of a size and shape approximating the size and shape of the computer, and a power supply, the power supply being structured to plug into a building-mounted outlet on one end and at the other end power serially, non-simultaneously, and without reconfiguration the computer and the device via direct mechanical and electrical engagement therewith;
carrying, by the human, the travel system in a case particularly sized to fit space requirements of the computer while on a journey away from home;
converting, by the power supply, electrical power and supplying converted electrical power at a first voltage to the computer during a first portion of a day corresponding to working by the human during the journey; and
converting, by the power supply, electrical power and supplying converted electrical power at the first voltage to the device during a second portion of the day, corresponding to when the human is asleep and breathing air pressurized to a value equal to or greater than 5 centimeters of water by the device.
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Abstract
A compact continuous positive airway pressure apparatus and method provide a flatter profile and more compact thickness, including a larger lateral dimension in order to be accommodated in conventional luggage designed to stow laptop computers having a smaller aspect ratio of thickness to length or thickness to width. Air tubing may be coiled within a case or coiled as about a spool-like configuration in the base unit of the device.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a human, a travel system comprising a computer sized and shaped to be readily portable and physically supported on a lap of the human during transport and use, respectively, a device constituting a CPAP structured to have a deployed configuration for use and a stowed configuration of a size and shape approximating the size and shape of the computer, and a power supply, the power supply being structured to plug into a building-mounted outlet on one end and at the other end power serially, non-simultaneously, and without reconfiguration the computer and the device via direct mechanical and electrical engagement therewith; carrying, by the human, the travel system in a case particularly sized to fit space requirements of the computer while on a journey away from home; converting, by the power supply, electrical power and supplying converted electrical power at a first voltage to the computer during a first portion of a day corresponding to working by the human during the journey; and converting, by the power supply, electrical power and supplying converted electrical power at the first voltage to the device during a second portion of the day, corresponding to when the human is asleep and breathing air pressurized to a value equal to or greater than 5 centimeters of water by the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a human, a travel system comprising a laptop computer, a device constituting a CPAP, and a power supply, the device comprising a housing defining exterior, orthogonal dimensions of length, width, and thickness proportional to each other by aspect ratios equivalent to those of the laptop computer, the power supply being structured to plug into a building-mounted outlet on one end and at the other end power serially, non-simultaneously, and without reconfiguration the laptop computer and the device via direct mechanical and electrical engagement therewith; carrying, by the human, the travel system while on a journey away from home; converting, by the power supply, electrical power and supplying converted electrical power at a first voltage to the laptop computer during a first portion of a day constituting waking hours of the human during the journey; and converting, by the power supply, electrical power and supplying converted electrical power at the first voltage to the device during a second portion of the day constituting sleeping hours of the human during the journey when the human is asleep and breathing pressurized air provided by the device at pressures effective for CPAP operations. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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