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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2008
Eugene N. Scarberry, Trafford, PA (US);
Michael T. Kane, Harrison City, PA (US);
Benjamin Shelly, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eugene N. Scarberry, Trafford, PA (US);
Michael T. Kane, Harrison City, PA (US);
Benjamin Shelly, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
RIC Investments, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method for selecting a device adapted to treat disordered breathing includes determining a number of characteristics associated with at least a portion of the airway of a patient, comparing each of at least some of the number of characteristics to a corresponding threshold, and selecting such a device in response to the comparison. An alternative method for selecting a device adapted to treat disordered breathing includes delivering a flow of breathing gas to the airway of a patient, determining a minimum effective therapeutic pressure associated with such patient, and selecting, relative to the minimum effective therapeutic pressure, an oral appliance or one of a number of patient interface devices.