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Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2002
Applicants:

William a Truschel, Monroeville, PA (US);

Winslow K Duff, Export, PA (US);

Robert Wheeler, Verona, PA (US);

Andrew Shissler, Delmont, PA (US);

Inventors:

William A Truschel, Monroeville, PA (US);

Winslow K Duff, Export, PA (US);

Robert Wheeler, Verona, PA (US);

Andrew Shissler, Delmont, PA (US);

Assignee:

RIC Investments, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A62B 7/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Method and apparatus for detecting disordered breathing in a patient and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for detecting patient snoring and/or for dynamically determining a snore detection threshold, and to a pressure support system and method of providing pressure support that uses this unique snore detection and/or snore detection dynamic adjustment technique to control the pressure provided to at patient.


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