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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01); A61B 5/091 (2006.01); A61B 5/097 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0069 (2014.02); A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61B 5/091 (2013.01); A61B 5/097 (2013.01); A61B 5/4812 (2013.01); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 16/1075 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0015 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/003 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2230/40 (2013.01); A61M 2230/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention comprises a method of operating a breathing apparatus comprising measuring a baseline breath flow parameter being respiratory rate and/or tidal volume or a parameter derived therefrom, varying the flow rate provided by the breathing apparatus, measuring a current breath flow parameter being respiratory rate and/or tidal volume or a parameter derived therefrom, comparing the baseline and current breath flow parameters, and altering operation of the breathing apparatus based on the comparison. The invention also comprises a breathing apparatus that implements the above method.