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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2005
Christer Sinderby, Toronto, CA;
Jennifer Beck, Toronto, CA;
Jadranka Spahija, Mount Royal, CA;
Lars Lindstrom, Mölndal, SE;
Christer Sinderby, Toronto, CA;
Jennifer Beck, Toronto, CA;
Jadranka Spahija, Mount Royal, CA;
Lars Lindstrom, Mölndal, SE;
Maquet Critical Care AB, Solna, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and device for determining a level of ventilatory assist to a ventilator-dependent patient, in which a critical threshold of a respiration-related feature is calculated. Fatigue of a respiratory muscle of the ventilator-dependent patient develops when the critical threshold is reached by the respiration-related feature. The level of ventilatory assist to the ventilator-dependent patient is controlled in relation to the critical threshold of the respiration-related feature so as to prevent fatigue of the patient's respiratory muscle.