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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
May. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Charles Thomas, Monroeville, PA (US);
Stephen Dalton Pittman, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventors:
Charles Thomas, Monroeville, PA (US);
David Harrell, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Dalton Pittman, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0009 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3313 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2230/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interface appliance is configured to deliver a flow of fluid to the airway of a subject. The generation of the flow of fluid may be controlled to provide a therapeutic benefit to the subject. The interface appliance is configured to carry one or more sensors () configured to detect one or more parameters related to the flow of fluid on the subject. The one or more parameters may then be used to control the generation and/or delivery of the flow of fluid.