Mechanical ventilation in the presence of sleep disordered breathing

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PATENT NO 10383569
APP PUB NO 20140150793A1
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14176677

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A method for controlling operation of a CPAP apparatus. The apparatus has a blower, a patient interface, an air delivery conduit for delivering air from the blower to the patient interface, a sensor for determining the pressure in the patient interface, and a control mechanism that causes air to be delivered at a desired pressure to the patient interface and that detects transitions between inhalation and exhalation of a respiratory cycle of a patient in order to synchronize the blower output with the patient's efforts. In one form the CPAP apparatus provides pressure in accordance with a bi-level waveform with at least one characterizing parameter of the waveform being automatically adjusted in accordance with indications of sleep disordered breathing. The indications of sleep disordered breathing can be one or more of snoring, apnea, hypopnea, and flow limitation.

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Buckley, Mark David Avalon Beach, AU 19 345
Douglas, Robert Newport, AU 30 305
Richards, Glenn Auckland, NZ 48 1243
Schindhelm, Klaus Henry Glenhaven, AU 27 432
Ujhazy, Anthony John East Lindfield, AU 24 853

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