Control of flow and/or pressure provided by breathing apparatus
Grant
US12594390B2
Kind: B2
Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Inventors
Stanislav Tatkov, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Sheng Feng
Abstract
The invention comprises a method of operating a breathing apparatus comprising measuring a baseline breath flow parameter being respiratory rate and/or tidal volume or a parameter derived therefrom, varying the flow rate provided by the breathing apparatus, measuring a current breath flow parameter being respiratory rate and/or tidal volume or a parameter derived therefrom, comparing the baseline and current breath flow parameters, and altering operation of the breathing apparatus based on the comparison. The invention also comprises a breathing apparatus that implements the above method.
CPC Classifications
A61M 16/0069
A61M 16/0066
A61M 16/0003
A61M 16/109
A61M 16/1095
A61M 16/1075
A61M 16/024
A61M 16/0666
A61M 16/0683
A61M 16/16
A61M 2016/0015
A61M 2016/0027
A61M 2016/003
A61M 2016/0039
A61M 2205/52
A61M 2230/40
A61M 2230/42
A61M 16/1045
A61B 5/4806-4818
A61B 5/087
A61B 5/0878
A61B 5/091
A61B 5/097
Filing Date
2022-02-24
Application No.
17652393
Claims
18