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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
John Raymond Pujol, Murrysville, PA (US);
John Raymond Pujol, Murrysville, PA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of automatically controlling the humidity of a gas stream of a pressure support system () during use of the system is provided. The method includes receiving a first humidification level, and controlling operation of a humidifier () based on the first humidification level and at least one of: (i) one or more environmental parameters relating to environmental conditions around the pressure support system, (ii) one or more gas stream parameters relating to a gas stream output by the pressure support system to a patient circuit (), (iii) one or more respiratory demand parameters of a user of the pressure support system, and (iv) one or more operating parameters of the pressure support system that effect a flow rate that is generated by a pressure generating system () of the pressure support system.