摘要:
A subject is prompted to consciously alter one or more breathing parameters of respiration. To prompt the subject to alter one or more breathing parameters, a pressurized flow of breathable gas is provided to the airway of the subject. One or more gas parameters of the gas in the pressurized flow of breathable gas are adjusted to provide breathing cues to the subject that encourage the subject to consciously adjust respiration such that the one or more breathing parameters are altered. Information is also conveyed to the subject through a user interface that dynamically provides information to the subject about the breathing cues.
摘要:
A ventilator (20) including a pneumatic system (22) for providing and receiving breathing gas, and a controller (50) operatively coupled with the pneumatic system (22). The controller is operable to control circulation by the pneumatic system of breathing gas to and from a patient (24), and to adjust (522) at least one of a volume and pressure of breathing gas delivered to the patient (24), such adjustment being based upon elastic properties of a component used to fluidly couple the pneumatic system (22) to a patient (24).
摘要:
A system that determines one or more sleep phenotyping parameters of a subject. In one embodiment, the system comprises a sleep sensor, a stimulus generator, and a processor. The sleep sensor generates signals that convey information related to the physiological functions that indicate the sleep stage of the subject. The stimulus generator provides a stimulus to the subject that enables information related to the sleep phenotyping parameters to be determined. The processor receives the signals generated by the sleep sensor and is in operative communication with the stimulus generator. The processor (i) determines, based on the signals received from the sleep sensor, whether a trigger condition related to the current sleep stage of the subject is satisfied, (ii) controls the stimulus generator to provide the stimulus to the subject if the trigger condition is satisfied, and (iii) quantifies the response of the subject to the stimulus.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a patency detection system for determining patency of an airway of a patient, the system comprising, a controller means for controlling a flow generator to generate airflow in an oscillatory pressure waveform at known frequency and magnitude for delivery to the patient's airway calculating complex admittance values (12) of respiratory air flow of the patient from said airway in response to the oscillatory pressure waveform and determining the patency of the airway by determining whether the complex admittance values are in a region of complex values characteristic of patency (14, 16).
摘要:
The present invention relates to a system (2) for collecting laughing gas and that makes decreased consumption of laughing gas possible during childbirth, where the mother inhales mixtures of laughing gas through a face mask (14) . The system comprises an apparatus (12) that controls different mixtures of laughing gas (4) , oxygen (6) and air (8) and provides this mixture to the mother (10) simultaneously as the apparatus (12) at the end of a labour pain switches over the mixture to a non- laughing gas supply to the mother (10) . Control of the gas mixture via the apparatus (12) is carried out by a sensor (16) for recording of labour pains, or by a timer (18) , or an air flow meter arranged in the face mask (14) for measuring of the air flow that flows through the face mask (14) as a response to labour pains, or a combination of at least two of said controls of the gas mixture.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for providing ventilatory assistance to a spontaneously breathing patient. An error signal (56) is computed that is the difference between a function of respiratory airflow (54) over a period of time and a target value (52). Using a servo loop, air is delivered to the patient at a pressure that is a function of the error signal, the phase of the current breathing cycle, and a loop gain that varies depending on the magnitude of the error signal. The loop gain increases with the magnitude of the error signal, and the gain is greater for error signals below a ventilation target than for error signals above the ventilation target value. The target value (52) is an alveolar ventilation that takes into account the patient's physiologic dead space.
摘要:
High flow therapy is used to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration and other types of periodic respiration disorders by periodic application of high flow therapy, adjustment of high flow therapy flow rates and/or periodic additions of CO2 or O2 into the air flow provided to the patient.
摘要:
A system for humidifying ventilation gas, the system comprising: - a ventilator (601); - a patient circuit (605) in fluid communication with the ventilator at a proximal end and fluidly connected to a patient airway at a distal end, wherein the patient circuit has an inner diameter of approximately 2 - 14 mm; - a fluid reservoir (609); - a humidification device; and - a channel between the humidification device and a distal end of the patient circuit.
摘要:
A patient ventilator secretion management system is disclosed. The system has a valve (26) with an input in pneumatic communication with a therapeutic breathing gas source (18). The valve (26) has variable positions, each of which corresponds to a specific flow rate of gas being output therefrom. A patient ventilation interface (12) is in pneumatic communication with the valve over a gas delivery circuit. A controller (30) in communication with the valve (26) regulates the position thereof. The controller (30) sequentially switches the valve from one of the variable positions to another to output a first range of fluctuating flow rates of gas for delivery to the patient ventilation interface during at least a selected one of patient expiratory and inspiratory phases.
摘要:
Apparatus for generating a supply of air at positive pressure for the amelioration or treatment of a respiratory disorder includes a first chamber, a second chamber, at least one inlet tube structured and configured to allow ambient air to enter the first chamber, at least one flow tube structured and configured to allow air to pass from the first chamber to the second chamber, and a blower structured and configured to produce a flow of air at positive pressure. The blower is positioned in the first chamber and structured and configured to receive air from the second chamber. The blower includes a housing structured and configured to sealingly separate air flow through an interior of the housing from the first chamber. The at least one inlet tube is axially spaced from the at least one flow tube.