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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Milenko Masic, San Diego, CA (US);
Peter Doyle, Vista, CA (US);
Gardner Kimm, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0042 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2230/202 (2013.01); A61M 2230/42 (2013.01); A61M 2230/432 (2013.01); A61M 2230/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
The systems and methods include controlling pressure and/or flow during exhalation. The systems and methods include novel exhalation for ventilating a patient. The systems and methods decrease the amount of time it takes the patient to passively expire an inspired volume of gas. For example, the systems and method may determine one or more pressure profiles based on one or more criterion and may select and utilize the pressure profile that provides for the fastest rate of lung emptying.