Positive airway pressure system with head control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8336546
APP PUB NO 20120199125A1
SERIAL NO

13244891

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The invention is directed to a positive airway pressure (PAP) system with a head mounted harness assembly with a housing and a head position sensor located within or secured to the housing that detects the position of a patient's head, and communicates this head position information to a controller of the system which may be disposed within the housing having the position sensor or a second housing. The controller varies the output pressure of the pressure source, e.g. a rotary compressor, based, at least in part, on the head position information provided by the head position sensor. In a preferred embodiment, the position sensor is an accelerometer.

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  • HANCOCK MEDICAL, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowditch, Nathaniel L Menlo Park, US 15 297
Casebolt, Tarmigan San Francisco, US 8 242
Goff, Thomas G Mountain View, US 40 1918

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