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Philip Rodney Kwok

Michael Kassipillai Gunaratnam

Donald Darkin

Perry David Lithgow

Karthikeyan Selvarajan

Lee James Veliss

Robin Garth Hitchcock

Memduh Guney

Richard Sokolov

Susan Robyn Lynch

Rachael Elizabeth Moore

Gregory Scott Smart

Robert Edward Styles

Robert Edward Henry

Rupert Christian Scheiner

Steven John Lubke

Andrew Martin Price

Saad Nasr

Christopher Scott Skipper

Philip John Gunning

Aaron Samuel Davidson

Muditha Pradeep Dantanarayana

Anthony Michael Ging

Ron Richard

Bruce David Gregory

David Anthony Pidcock

Gary Christopher Robinson

Joel Edward Gibson

Barton John Kenyon

Robert Stephen Matchett

Justin John Formica

Enrico Brambilla

Milind Chandrakant Raje

Gregory Robert Peake

Renee Frances Flower

Gerard Michael Rummery

Jose Ignacio Romagnoli

Stephen Gray

Robert Henry Frater

Joanne Elizabeth Drew

Eva Ng

Clive Solari

John David Oates

Patrick John McAuliffe

Matthew Eves

Alexander Virr

Mark Bertinetti

Craig David Edwards

Dion Charles Chewe Martin

Alison Oldenburg

Michael John Reid

Joshua Adam Gudiksen

Melanie Lucia Cariola

Dmitri Anatolievich Doudkine

James William Charles Vandyke

Christopher Kingsley Blunsden

Timothy Shawn Nelson

Paul Anthony Green

John Michael Snow

Michiel Kooij

Ian Frederick Johnson

Mark David Buckley

Scott Alexander Howard

Angelene Marie Ozolins

Nicholas Jerome Reed

Glenn Richards

Bart Jeremy Caffin

Bernd Christoph Lang

Michael Berthon-Jones

Achim Biener

Adam Francis Barlow

Timothy Tsun-Fai Fu

David John Bassin

Paul Jan Klasek

Johann Sebastian Burz

Gordon Joseph Malouf

Fiona Catherine Carroll

Peter Edward Bateman

Eric Siu

Jamie Graeme Wehbeh

Steven Paul Farrugia

Dimitri Marco Maurer

Dieter Heidmann

Alicia Kristianne Wells

Geoffrey Crumblin

Daniel Robert Judson

David Creusot

Damien Julian Mazzone

Peter John Sweeney

Ronald James Huby

Phoebe Katherine Hill

Liam Holley

Michael Bruce Moir

David Brent Sears

Rohan Neil Primrose

Philippe Auguste Chalvignac

Colin Edward Sullivan

Johannes Nickol

Quangang Yang

Frederick Arlet May

A patient interface includes a sealing arrangement adapted to provide an effective seal with the patient's nose, an inlet conduit arrangement adapted to deliver breathable gas to the sealing arrangement, and a cover that substantially encloses the sealing arrangement and/or the inlet conduit arrangement.

Delivery of respiratory therapy

Systems and/or methods for assessing the sleep quality of a patient in a sleep session are provided. Data is collected from the patient and/or physician including, for example, sleep session data in the form of one or more physiological parameters of the patient indicative of the patient's sleep quality during the sleep session, a subjective evaluation of sleep quality, etc.; patient profile data; etc. A sleep quality index algorithm, which optionally may be an adaptive algorithm, is applied, taking into account some or all of the collected data. Sleep quality data may be presented to at least the patient, and it may be displayed in any suitable format (e.g., a format useful for the patient to be appraised on the progress of the treatment, a format useful for a sleep clinician to monitor progress and/or assess the effectiveness of differing treatment regimens, etc).

Methods and apparatus for assessing sleep quality

A connection system for connecting gas delivery components of a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure system includes a first conduit with a first lumen forming a first part of a gas flow path for the breathable gas and a second conduit with a second lumen forming a second part of the gas flow path. The ends of each flexible connector include a magnets. The first and second flexible connectors are configured to be joined together to form a sealed connection by way of moving the first and second flexible connectors toward each other in an axial direction and are configured to be held together by a magnetic force between the first and second magnets. In addition, the first and second flexible connectors are configured to be separated from each other by pivoting the first and second connectors relative to each other.

Connectors for connecting components of a breathing apparatus

A method of acclimatizing a user to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) during successive treatment sessions, wherein the device provides continuous positive airway pressure during sleep, includes determining a clinically-derived full therapeutic pressure, applying a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure for the duration of a first session, obtaining responses to a series of pre-programmed patient and/or bed partner feedback questions before the start of a second session and, based on the responses, either incrementally increasing the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy, or maintaining the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses do not indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy.

Acclimization therapy for first time CPAP and NIV users

A patient interface for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a nasal prong assembly including a pair of nasal prongs structured to sealingly communicate with nasal passages of a patient's nose in use and headgear to maintain the nasal prong assembly in a desired position on the patient's face. The headgear includes side straps and rigidizers provided to respective side straps. Each rigidizer includes a first end portion that provides a connector structured to engage a respective end of the nasal prong assembly and an inwardly curved protrusion in the form of a cheek support that curves inwardly of the connector. The cheek support is adapted to follow the contour of the patient's cheek and guide a respective end portion of the side strap into engagement with the patient's cheek to provide a stable cheek support.

Patient interface

A flow generator for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a processor coupled with operation sensors and a user interface. The processor is programmed to generate at least one of time-based or event-based messages relating to at least one of flow generator operation, flow generator service, flow generator use, patient health, peripheral devices and services, patient treatment, and reminders. Time-based messages are generated at predetermined time intervals based on either time of use or elapsed time. The event-based messages are generated based on signals from the operation sensors. The user interface is configured to deliver the messages to at least one of a display, a flow generator service provider, the patient and a physician. By this system, operation of the flow generator is facilitated and enhanced.

Flow generator message system

A flexible patient interface structure includes a posterior portion with at least one thin flexible membrane configured to form a seal with the patient's face in use. A wall thickness of the posterior portion is varied. An anterior portion of the flexible patient interface forms a chamber with the posterior portion and has a central gas washout vent region. A wall thickness of the anterior portion is thicker at the central gas washout vent region than at other adjacent regions. First and second laterally extending protrusions are configured to receive the breathable gas from an air delivery tube or air delivery tube connector. The central gas washout vent region is located between the first and second laterally extending protrusions and comprises an array of vent openings. Each of the first and second laterally extending protrusions terminates at a distal end that is furthest from the other laterally extending protrusion.

Respiratory mask

A patient interface is configured to deliver pressurized breathable gas to a patient's airways and includes a flexible cushion forming at least a portion of a plenum chamber. A pair of flexible receptacles are integrally formed with the flexible cushion and are formed on opposite lateral sides of the flexible cushion. Each flexible receptacle includes an inner wall that forms an opening configured to receive an air delivery tube and an outer wall that is radially offset from the inner wall. The outer wall extends laterally beyond the inner wall on a posterior side of the flexible receptacle and does not extend laterally beyond the inner wall on an anterior side of the flexible receptacle. The patient interface further includes a gas washout vent, a support structure that is attached to and is more rigid than the flexible cushion, and a pair of headgear connectors located on opposing lateral sides of the support structure.

A system of breathing arrangements for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes at least first and second cushion components, e.g., full-face, nasal, nasal prongs, nose tip, and/or a combination of any of the above, including a nasal or full-face cushion and nasal prongs/nozzles combination, etc., that are different from one another in at least one aspect, and a common frame assembly configured to support each of the first and second cushion components. Various embodiments are directed to a full-face or nasal mask used with a frame having lateral connector portions having a stiffening member. The mask assembly may include a nose height adjustment device for the height of the cushion, or a cushion adjustment member by which the position of the cushion may be adjusted relative to the frame. The mask assembly may include a chin strap assembly.

Interchangeable mask assembly

A system for delivering a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient includes a patient interface and a flow generator mounted on the patient interface. The patient interface is configured to contact the patient's head and includes a frame and a cushion supported by the frame and configured to sealingly connect the patient interface to the patient's face and form a chamber between the frame and the patient's face. An inlet port in the frame is configured to receive the pressurized flow of breathable gas. The flow generator is configured to generate the pressurized flow and is capable of creating a pressure of about 2-40 cm HO in the chamber. In addition, a pressure sensor assembly spans from an outlet port of the flow generator to the inlet port of the patient interface.

Mask and mask-mounted flow generator system

A patient interface assembly includes an elastomeric piece configured to receive a flow of pressurized respiratory gas and sealingly engage the patient's face. The elastomeric piece forms a plenum and includes a mouth sealing portion, a nasal sealing portion, and an anterior surface with an air inlet opening configured to be coupled to a connector and/or an air delivery tube. The patient interface assembly also includes a stiffening structure that is attached to the anterior surface of the elastomeric piece. The stiffening structure comprises a central aperture that is sized so that the air inlet opening and a portion of the anterior surface surrounding the air inlet opening remain exposed through the central aperture. The stiffening structure is configured so that the entirety of the stiffening structure is inferior to the patient's nose in use.

Mask system

A positive airway pressure (PAP) device for supplying a flow of breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator configured to pressurize a flow of breathable gas and a humidifier configured to receive and humidify the pressurized flow of breathable gas from the flow generator. The PAP device also includes a power source. The flow generator, humidifier and power source are positioned so that heat generated by at least one of the flow generator and the power source is conveyed to water in the humidifier.

Positive airway pressure device

Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination.

Acclimatization therapy for first time users

A patient interface is configured to deliver a pressurized flow of respiratory gas to a patient's airways. The patient interface includes a cushion and shell assembly with a cushion portion mounted on a shell portion that is more rigid than the cushion portion. The cushion portion is configured to sealingly engage the patient's face and has a vent opening. The shell portion includes a plurality of headgear connectors. The patient interface further includes a gas washout vent assembly configured to be positioned within the vent opening of the cushion portion. The gas washout vent assembly includes a main body configured to be secured to the cushion portion, a porous body, and an outer cover with a plurality of openings. The main body at least partially houses the porous body and the outer cover.

Method and apparatus for managing moisture buildup in pressurised breathing systems

A method of acclimatizing a patient to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB). The device provides continuous positive airway pressure to the patient during sleep via a mask configured to provide a seal with respect to airways of the patient. The method comprises applying full therapeutic pressure during a first session, monitoring a mask pressure during application of the full therapeutic pressure, calculating a difference between the full therapeutic pressure and the mask pressure, comparing the difference to a threshold representing an acceptable level of leak, generating a first signal in response to said comparing, and in response to said first signal indicating a fault in the seal, decreasing an applied pressure to below the full therapeutic pressure during the first session in order to improve the seal of the mask against the patient's face.

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Philip Rodney Kwok