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7370651 |
Gas conserving device
An electronic oxygen conserving device for controlling a flow of oxygen from an oxygen storage container to a user. When a conserve setting is selected, a flow of oxygen travels through an oxygen...
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7370650 |
Gas supply device for sleep apnea
An apparatus is provided for controlling air supplied under pressure to a patient suffering from sleep disorders such as apnoea. The apparatus measures and/or calculates the inspiratory air flow,...
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7367338 |
Method for compensating a pressure drop in a ventilator tube, ventilator and memory medium
The present invention relates to a method of compensating the pressure drop in an ordinary ventilator tube. The method comprises the measurement of a first air flow at a first pressure on the...
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7353824 |
Self contained breathing apparatus control system for atmospheric use
An electronic controller having at least one microprocessor controls the solenoid operated valve adding oxygen to the breathing loop of a closed circuit mixed gas rebreather with carbon dioxide...
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7347207 |
Anesthesia apparatus with remote control during operation in a manual ventilation mode
An anaesthetic device has a manual ventilation bag, a mechanical ventilator and a user interface for setting an operating mode, including mechanical ventilation via the mechanical ventilator and...
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7347205 |
Method for use with the pressure triggering of medical ventilators
A method for providing a pressure reference level for pressure triggering a ventilator responsive to a spontaneous breathing attempt by a patient. In the method, the patient connection of the...
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7343917 |
Clear cycle for ventilation device
A method and apparatus are used to perform a clear cycle. The apparatus includes a flow generator in fluid communication with a patient interface via a conduit arranged in a flow path, and sensors...
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7337778 |
Apparatus with automatic respiration monitoring and display
A respiratory device is provided with a display showing a respiration signal related to a breathing pattern of a patient. This signal is derived from the difference between a sensed signal...
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7331343 |
Control of supplemental respiratory oxygen
Methods and systems for supplying supplemental oxygen to patients for use in sub-acute care which maintains healthy blood oxygen content in the patients by controlled dosing of oxygen with a...
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7321802 |
Process for setting an anesthesia apparatus or respirator
A process for setting an anesthesia apparatus or respirator with a control unit controlling the respiration is wherein a) after selecting an input sector for a respiration parameter by pressing the...
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7320320 |
Determination of patency of the airway
Methods and apparatus for determining the occurrence of an apnea, patency and/or partial obstruction of the airway are disclosed. Respiratory air flow from a patient is measured to give an air flow...
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RE39966 |
Apparatus and method for generating pressure changes in a mammalian oral/throat cavity
Predetermined pressure changes in the oral and throat cavity is achieved by inducing at least a partial vacuum in the mouth and throat area of a mammal in temporal coordination with the mammal's...
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7296573 |
Method and apparatus for providing positive airway pressure to a patient
A system including methods and apparatus for treatment of a medical disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea or congestive heart failure. The system involves applying a gain to flow rate of...
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7294170 |
Apparatus for compressing and storing oxygen enriched gas
An apparatus and process for supplying low pressure oxygen-enriched gas to a patient and at a moderate pressure to a radial compressor, whereupon it is compressed and fed to a high pressure storage...
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7275540 |
MRI/NMR-compatible, tidal volume control and measurement systems, methods, and devices for respiratory and hyperpolarized gas delivery
Ventilator systems include: (a) a mass flow controller; (b) a gas delivery valve in communication with the mass flow controller and configured to selectively dispense a plurality of different gases...
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7270128 |
Method and apparatus to counterbalance intrinsic positive end expiratory pressure
The invention prevents dynamic airway compression during ventilatory support of a patient. The respiratory airflow is determined by measurement or calculation, and a measure of the degree of...
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7270126 |
Ventilator breath display and graphic user interface
The invention is directed to a ventilation control system for controlling the ventilation of a patient. The ventilation control system utilizes a user-friendly user interface for the display of...
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7255103 |
Methods and apparatus for varying the back-up rate for a ventilator
A ventilator device delivers ventilatory support to a patient in a back up timed mode when patient respiration is not detected or a spontaneous mode when patient respiration is detected. The timing...
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7246619 |
Snore detecting method and apparatus
Method and apparatus for detecting disordered breathing in a patient and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for detecting patient snoring and/or for dynamically determining a snore detection...
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7237205 |
Parameter evaluation system
A parameter evaluation system comprising a boundary input device for setting boundaries in a variation range of one or more parameters, thereby to define regions within said variation range, a...
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7225809 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling a medical device
A medical device, such as pressure support system, and a method of communicating with such a device using an information storage device. The information storage device, in one embodiment, is...
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7222623 |
Portable drag compressor powered mechanical ventilator
A ventilator device and system comprising a rotating compressor, preferably a drag compressor, which, at the beginning of each inspiratory ventilation phase, is accelerated to a sufficient speed to...
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7210478 |
Ventilator monitor system and method of using same
Embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings include a system and method for monitoring the ventilation support provided by a ventilator that is...
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7198679 |
Method for determining an aspiration flow and time
In a method and apparatus for determining an aspiration flow and an aspiration time during aspiration of a dead space, the aspiration is made more effective by determining the volume of the dead...
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7195028 |
Self-contained oxygen generator
A self-contained oxygen generator containing a PSA unit and a flowmeter in the outlet line. The flowmeter provides a signal which represents the flow rate of the oxygen in the outlet line. A...
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7195015 |
Breathing apparatus
An inhalation opening 6 and an exhalation-opening 4 are formed in the facepiece 2 of a breathing apparatus 1 and the openings can be closed with an inhalation valve 8 and exhalation valve...
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7188621 |
Portable ventilator system
A portable ventilator uses a ROOTS-type blower as a compressor to reduce both the size and power consumption of the ventilator. Various functional aspects of the ventilator are delegated to...
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7168429 |
Auto-titration pressure support system and method of using same
A pressure support system and method of treating disordered breathing that optimizes the pressure delivered to the patient to treat the disordered breathing while minimizing the delivered pressure...
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7165547 |
Apparatus and method for providing high frequency variable pressure to a patient
A high frequency pressure oscillation device that selective restricts the flow of breathing gas to or from a patient to produce pressure spikes in the patient's airway that facilitate clearing...
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7156095 |
Hybrid microprocessor controlled ventilator unit
A method and apparatus for operating a ventilator in a primary electronic mode or in a back-up pneumatic mode during primary electronic mode failure. A method and apparatus for operating a...
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7152598 |
System and method for providing a breathing gas
Systems and methods of providing a breathing gas are provided. The method includes, for example, sensing a parameter associated with the delivery of a breathing gas, changing a valve position in...
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7137389 |
Method and apparatus for determining instantaneous inspired volume of a subject during ventilatory assistance
The apparatus provides for the determination of the instantaneous phase in the respiratory cycle, subject's average respiration rate and the provision of ventilatory assistance. A microprocessor (...
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7134434 |
Pressure support system and method and a pressure control valve for use in such a system and method
A pressure support system having enhanced noise reduction and a valve assembly for use in pressure support system. The pressure support system includes a pressure generator having an inlet and an...
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7128069 |
Method and apparatus for improving the comfort of CPAP
A low-cost CPAP apparatus in which, upon detection of the transition from inhalation to exhalation, the blower motor is de-energized to allow it to freewheel. When the pressure in the patient mask...
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7121277 |
Ventilator
A ventilator has an inspiratory unit and an expiratory valve for regulating a flow of breathing gas and a control unit for controlling the inspiratory unit and the expiratory valve. In order to...
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7117438 |
Graphic user interface for a patient ventilator
The invention is directed to a ventilation control system for controlling the ventilation of a patient. The ventilation control system utilizes a user-friendly user interface for the display of...
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7114497 |
Method and system of individually controlling airway pressure of a patient's nares
A method and system of individually controlling positive airway pressure of a patient's nares. Some exemplary embodiments may be a method comprising applying therapeutic gas pressure within a first...
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7100609 |
Ventilatory assistance using an external effort sensor
The ventilator of the invention uses a respiratory effort sensor that does not rely on respiratory airflow or pressure for synchronization, such as a device that measures movement of the...
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7100607 |
Breathing gas delivery method and apparatus
An improved methodology and systems for delivery of breathing gas such as for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea through application of alternating high and low level positive airway pressure...
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7089937 |
Determining suitable ventilator settings for patients with alveolar hypoventilation during sleep
A method and apparatus for determining suitable settings for a servo-ventilator to be used during sleep. Respiratory characteristics of a patient are measured during an awake learning period. With...
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7086399 |
Apparatus for delivery of humidified gases therapy, associated methods and analysis tools
Apparatus for delivery of humidified gases therapy includes a humidifier. A recorder records. An output interface allows for outputting of the recorded data. The recorder may also record data...
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RE39225 |
System and method for adjustable disconnection sensitivity for disconnection and occlusion detection in a patient ventilator
The system and method for detecting disconnection and occlusion of a tubing system of a patient ventilator detects disconnection of the tubing system, opens the exhalation valve, delivers an idle...
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7077131 |
Ventilator with dual gas supply
A method of pressure regulation and a ventilator are provided. The ventilator includes a positive relative pressure gas supply, a negative relative pressure gas supply, and a diverter valve. The...
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7073501 |
Ventilatory stabilization technology
A system for reducing central sleep apnea (CSA) is described in which certain methods of increasing a patient's rebreathing during periods of the sleep cycle are used. By increasing rebreathing...
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7066173 |
Medical ventilator and method of controlling same
Embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings include a system and method for monitoring the ventilation support provided by a ventilator and...
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7055522 |
Patient-ventilator synchronization using dual phase sensors
An improved ventilator which delivers ventilatory support that is synchronized with the phase of the patent's respiratory efforts and guarantees a targeted minimum ventilation. Improved...
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7051736 |
Endotracheal tube pressure monitoring system and method of controlling same
An endotracheal tube pressure monitoring system for an endotracheal tube having at least pressure sensor in communication with a major lumen of the endotracheal tube, and a pressure monitoring...
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7051735 |
Interactive pressure support system and method
An interactive pressure support system and method employing a pressure generating system that provides a pressure therapy to the pulmonary system of a patient and an interactive system associated...
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7040318 |
Ventilator
A novel ventilator, which can be operated from main power, an internal or external battery supply, includes an integral compressor, valves, sensors, and embedded web server. The embedded web server...
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7032589 |
Portable ventilator
A portable ventilator for providing an air-recipient with compulsory respiration is provided with an outlet manifold and a single-expansion-chamber muffler configured so that airflow through an...
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