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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Sara Marie Sibenaller, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Leonardo Alberto Baloa Welzien, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Manuel Laura Lapoint, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Sara Marie Sibenaller, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Leonardo Alberto Baloa Welzien, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Manuel Laura Lapoint, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2013.01); A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 2016/003 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2230/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Respiratory assistance is provided to a subject in the form of a pressurized flow of breathable gas. The pressure of the gas is eased during expiration and increased during inspiration. Changes in pressure are triggered and/or cycled based on the monitoring of tidal volume. Volume thresholds that cause triggering and/or cycling are adjusted based on an observed or measured breath rate.