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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2009
Anthony D. Wondka, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Robert F. Bryan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lutz Freitag, Hemer, DE;
Mark Mccall, Berkeley, CA (US);
Cuong Q. Tran, Danville, CA (US);
Anthony D. Wondka, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Robert F. Bryan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lutz Freitag, Hemer, DE;
Mark McCall, Berkeley, CA (US);
Cuong Q. Tran, Danville, CA (US);
Breathe Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Improved methods and devices are described for sensing the respiration pattern of a patient and controlling ventilator functions, particularly for use in an open ventilation system. An apparatus for sensing respiration and synchronizing a ventilator to the respiration of a patient is described. The apparatus may include a plurality of thermal breath sensors. At least one of the plurality of thermal breath sensors may be a heated thermal breath sensor.