Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Ric Investments, Inc.

Mark Dominic D'Angelo

Kevin Michael Bowen

Gregory Yurko

Winslow Kevin Duff

Douglas M Mechlenburg

Benjamin Irwin Shelly

Zachary Dean Paul

John Raymond Pujol

Michael H Kissel

Daniel A Jonczak

Rochelle Eisert

Michael Thomas Kane

Gregory Delano Matthews

Heather Dawn Ressler

Gregory Yruko

A system to configure respiratory therapy modes for users of respiratory therapy devices comprises one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules. The modules include a data gathering module for receiving usage information related to a respiratory therapy device in a first therapy mode, an analysis module for determining effectiveness information related to effectiveness of therapy, a provider interface module configured for receiving a first unlock selection based on the determined effectiveness information, the first unlock selection being received while the respiratory therapy device is operating in the first therapy mode, the first unlock selection indicating that a second therapy mode for the respiratory therapy device should be unlocked, and a device configuration module configured such that, responsive to reception of the first unlock selection by the provider interface module, the device configuration module activates the second therapy mode for the respiratory therapy device.

Unlocking a respiratory mode

Continuity of therapy associated with a respiratory treatment device may be measured. Information relating to therapy administered via the respiratory treatment device to a subject during a therapy session may be received. Based on the received information, a quantity of therapy interruption events that occurred during the therapy session may be determined. A continuity indicator may be determined based on the quantity of therapy interruption events that occurred during the therapy session. The continuity indicator is indicative of continuity of therapy associated with the respiratory treatment device during the therapy session.

Measuring continuity of therapy associated with a respiratory treatment device

A respiratory therapy device is configured, such that it switches from one therapy mode to another therapy mode. The mode parameters for the latter therapy mode are based on usage information gather during the former therapy mode.

Configuration of respiratory therapy modes

A respiratory therapy device is configured, e.g. by a care provider, such that a second therapy mode different from the current therapy mode is unlocked, under predetermined circumstances and a third therapy mode different from the current and the second therapy mode is unlocked, under predetermined circumstances. The user of a given respiratory therapy device may activate the unlocked second or third therapy mode. The second or the third therapy mode may expire after a predetermined amount of usage, and be deactivated.

Unlocking a respiratory therapy mode

Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy to a subject respond and/or adapt to the detection of an occurrence of a respiratory event. For example, the pressure level of a pressurized flow of breathable gas may be increased responsive to the occurrence of one or more apneas. Based on usage information spanning more than one therapy session, such as the tracked pressure levels, a starting pressure level for a pressurized flow of breathable gas for a subsequent therapy session is determined. The starting level at the beginning of the subsequent therapy session(s) may be the 90% pressure level as determined during the preceding period during which usage information has been gathered.

Starting pressure for respiratory therapy devices

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.

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Harrison City, PA, United States of America

Mark Dominic D'Angelo