Method and apparatus for detecting and treating heart failure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8844525
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12483357

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Devices and systems provide methods of detecting a heart failure condition of a patient that may be based on one or more respiratory parameters of a patient. In an example embodiment, a monitoring device determines one or more heart failure condition indicators based on a measure of the patient respiratory airflow and/or a measure of treatment pressure. Respiratory parameters such as respiration rate, hypopneas, apneas, Cheyne-Stokes breathing patterns or apnea-hypopnea counts may be compared to thresholds that are selected to represent a change in the condition of a heart failure patient such as an onset of a decompensation event. Results of the comparisons may trigger a pressure treatment change and/or one or more warnings or messages to notify a patient or physician of a pending change to the patient's heart failure condition so that the patient may more immediately seek medical attention to treat the heart failure condition.

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  • RESMED LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coxon, Rachel Ann Rosehill, AU 3 38
Schindhelm, Klaus Henry Glenhaven, AU 27 432
Wilcox, Ian Dawes Point, AU 4 38

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