The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2006
Applicants:

Philip Rodney Kwok, Chatswood, AU;

Ron Richard, Temecula, CA (US);

Rohan Mullins, Glenmore Park, AU;

Chee Keong Phuah, Penthurst, AU;

Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Thornleigh, AU;

Adrian Barnes, Cammeray, AU;

Christopher Kingsley Blunsden, Newport Beach, AU;

Benriah Goeldi, Lane Cove, AU;

Inventors:

Philip Rodney Kwok, Chatswood, AU;

Ron Richard, Temecula, CA (US);

Rohan Mullins, Glenmore Park, AU;

Chee Keong Phuah, Penthurst, AU;

Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Thornleigh, AU;

Adrian Barnes, Cammeray, AU;

Christopher Kingsley Blunsden, Newport Beach, AU;

Benriah Goeldi, Lane Cove, AU;

Assignee:

RESMED LIMITED, Bella Vista, New South Wales, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 16/0069 (2014.02); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0021 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/80 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB), wherein the device provides continuous positive airway pressure during sleep, includes applying a treatment pressure to a patient, monitoring the patient for speech output, generating a signal in response to detected speech of the patient, and, in response to the signal, reducing the treatment pressure applied to the patient.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…