Ric Investments, Inc.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Kevin Michael Bowen

Mark Dominic D'Angelo

Gregory Yurko

Winslow Kevin Duff

Douglas M Mechlenburg

Michael H Kissel

Daniel A Jonczak

Rochelle Eisert

Benjamin Alfred Giovannelli

Jeffrey Ronald Winski

Michael Joseph Mussallem

Richard Charles Dombrowski, Jr

Brian John Bunofsky

Jason Hauris Daschbach

David John Myers

Gregory Yruko

The present disclosure pertains to a pressure support system configured to provide pressure support therapy to a subject, wherein the pressure support system comprises a subject interface heater configured to controllably heat a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a target temperature that is offset from a baseline temperature. The breathable gas baseline temperature target offset ensures the gas delivered to the subject is delivered at a comfortable temperature and/or humidity level that does not cause airway dryness or result in condensed water in the subject interface. In one embodiment, the pressure support system comprises one or more of a pressure generator, a subject interface, a subject interface heater, one or more subject interface temperature sensors, one or more baseline temperature sensors, one or more general sensors, a humidifier, a user interface, a processor, electronic storage, and/or other components.

System and method for determining a target subject interface temperature based on a baseline temperature

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 adapted to be provided in a slot in the medical device so that information for controlling the operating of the pressure support device can be read from the information storage device, information regarding the usage and/or operation of the pressure support device can be written to the information storage device, or both operations can be performed.

Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling a medical device

A computer-implemented method for tracking and monitoring a patient's compliance with a medical device usage prescription for a medical device is disclosed. This method and system includes the steps of: (a) providing a minimum medical device usage compliance value for the medical device for a predetermined compliance period; (b) providing the quantity of compliance periods in a measurement cycle; and (c) determining a compliance period value as the number of compliance periods in the measurement cycle in which an actual medical device usage value is at least equal to the minimum medical device usage compliance value. In another embodiment, the method also includes: providing a weighting factor, and applying the weighting factor to at least one actual medical device session usage value.

Method and system for tracking and monitoring patient compliance with medical device usage prescription

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Kevin Michael Bowen