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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2006
Kelly S. Gottlib, San Ramon, CA (US);
Philip K. Snyder, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael J. Fullmer, Alameda, CA (US);
Charles E. Porges, Orinda, CA (US);
Bonny Setzer, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Kelly S. Gottlib, San Ramon, CA (US);
Philip K. Snyder, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael J. Fullmer, Alameda, CA (US);
Charles E. Porges, Orinda, CA (US);
Bonny Setzer, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A breathing assistance system with functionality for detecting the existence of a fault condition may include a pressure detector, a flow detector and a fault detection system. The pressure detector may take pressure measurements, each measurement including a measurement of a gas flow rate in the breathing assistance system. The flow detector may take flow rate measurements, each flow rate measurement including a measurement of has flow rate in the breathing assistance system. The fault detection system may process the pressure measurements and/or flow rate measurements to determine the existence of a fault condition associated with the breathing assistance system.