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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Peter Chi Fai Ho, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Zachary Dean Paul, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Chi Fai Ho, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Zachary Dean Paul, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 16/0069 (2014.02); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2205/13 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/60 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6018 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pressure support system includes a pressure generator, a pressure sensor, a flow sensor, and a controller cooperating with the pressure sensor and the flow sensor to control operation of the pressure generator. The controller is structured to automatically identify a patient interface device in use with the pressure support system by detecting a change of exhaust flow of up to a predetermined amount across a predetermined pressure gradient of a pressure range of the pressure support system.