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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Comfortapnea Llc, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
John Webster, Madison, WI (US);
Icaro dos Santos, Waunakee, WI (US);
Jacob Levin, Verona, WI (US);
Mehdi Shokoueinejad, Madison, WI (US);
Fa Wang, Madison, WI (US);
Jerome Dempsey, Madison, WI (US);
Ailiang Xie, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61M 16/0045 (2013.01); A61M 16/0075 (2013.01); A61M 16/0078 (2013.01); A61M 16/0488 (2013.01); A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/122 (2014.02); A61M 2016/003 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0225 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3303 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3576 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2230/432 (2013.01);
Abstract
A comfortable device for treating sleep apnea incorporates a mask, a flexible hose and a chamber for collecting expired air containing CO. A sensor detects apnea and a control system automatically adjusts the amount of rebreathed COto minimize apnea and also minimize arousal.