System and method for upgrading a pressure generating system
    1.
    发明授权
    System and method for upgrading a pressure generating system 有权
    升压压力发生系统的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07574368B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-11

    申请号:US10016506

    申请日:2001-12-10

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: A method of upgrading a medical device having a controller that controls operation of the medical device according to an operating routine executed by the controller. Upgrading the medical device includes communicating an external device, such as a conventional computer, with the controller. An external access key is provided to the external device and compared to an internal access key provided by the medical device. Upgrading of the medical device is enabled if the two access keys match. Upgrading includes modifying or rewriting the operating routine stored in the medical device. A medical device manufacturer, supplier, or seller controls the distribution of the external access keys, thereby providing the ability to track the medical devices being upgraded and the upgrade provided to that device.

    摘要翻译: 一种升级具有根据由控制器执行的操作程序来控制医疗装置的操作的控制器的医疗装置的方法。 升级医疗装置包括将诸如常规计算机的外部设备与控制器进行通信。 将外部访问密钥提供给外部设备,并与医疗设备提供的内部访问密钥进行比较。 如果两个访问键匹配,则启用医疗设备的升级。 升级包括修改或重写存储在医疗设备中的操作程序。 医疗设备制造商,供应商或卖家控制外部访问密钥的分发,从而提供跟踪被升级的医疗设备和提供给该设备的升级的能力。

    Pressure support system and method
    3.
    发明授权
    Pressure support system and method 有权
    压力支持系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07044129B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-16

    申请号:US10930025

    申请日:2004-08-30

    IPC分类号: A61M16/00 A62B7/00

    摘要: A pressure generating system and method for generating a flow of fluid at a pressure above atmospheric pressure. The system includes a pressure generator and a pressure regulator downstream of the pressure generator. The system monitors a characteristic associated with the pressure regulator, the fluid flow downstream of the pressure regulator to the patient, the fluid flow upstream of the pressure regulator, the fluid flow exhausted from the pressure regulator, or any combination thereof. A controller coupled to the pressure generator controls an operating speed of the pressure generator based on the monitored characteristic(s) so that the output of the pressure generator is only kept as high as needed to provide the desired pressure to the patient.

    摘要翻译: 一种在高于大气压的压力下产生流体流的压力产生系统和方法。 该系统包括压力发生器和压力发生器下游的压力调节器。 系统监测与压力调节器相关联的特性,压力调节器向患者下游的流体流,压力调节器上游的流体流动,从压力调节器排出的流体流或其任何组合。 耦合到压力发生器的控制器基于所监测的特性来控制压力发生器的操作速度,使得压力发生器的输出仅保持为需要的高以向患者提供期望的压力。

    VENTILATOR WITH LIMP MODE
    4.
    发明申请
    VENTILATOR WITH LIMP MODE 有权
    带有限制模式的通风机

    公开(公告)号:US20110209706A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-01

    申请号:US13123970

    申请日:2009-10-09

    IPC分类号: A61M16/00

    摘要: A method of operating a ventilator that includes steps of (a) providing a specified ventilation therapy to a patient through a ventilator according to a specification; (b) determining and storing a backup parameter relating to the operation of the ventilator or the breathing of the patient during the step of providing the specified ventilation therapy; (c) determining that an alarm condition exists that indicates a problem with the ventilator that would prevent the ventilator from providing the specified ventilation therapy to the patient according to the specification; and (d) responsive to determining that the alarm condition exists, providing backup ventilation therapy to the patient through the ventilator that is based at least partially on the stored backup parameter. Also, a ventilator that is adapted to perform the method just described.

    摘要翻译: 一种操作呼吸机的方法,包括以下步骤:(a)根据说明书通过呼吸机向患者提供特定的通气治疗; (b)在提供指定的通气治疗的步骤期间确定和存储与呼吸机的操作有关的备用参数或患者的呼吸; (c)确定存在指示呼吸机有问题的报警状况,该呼吸机将根据说明书防止通气机向患者提供指定的通气治疗; 以及(d)响应于确定所述警报状况存在,通过至少部分地基于所存储的备份参数的通气机向患者提供备用通气治疗。 而且,适于执行刚刚描述的方法的呼吸机。

    Ventilator with limp mode
    5.
    发明授权
    Ventilator with limp mode 有权
    呼吸机具有跛脚模式

    公开(公告)号:US08714152B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US13123970

    申请日:2009-10-09

    IPC分类号: A61M16/00

    摘要: A method of operating a ventilator that includes steps of (a) providing a specified ventilation therapy to a patient through a ventilator according to a specification; (b) determining and storing a backup parameter relating to the operation of the ventilator or the breathing of the patient during the step of providing the specified ventilation therapy; (c) determining that an alarm condition exists that indicates a problem with the ventilator that would prevent the ventilator from providing the specified ventilation therapy to the patient according to the specification; and (d) responsive to determining that the alarm condition exists, providing backup ventilation therapy to the patient through the ventilator that is based at least partially on the stored backup parameter. Also, a ventilator that is adapted to perform the method just described.

    摘要翻译: 一种操作呼吸机的方法,包括以下步骤:(a)根据说明书通过呼吸机向患者提供特定的通气治疗; (b)在提供指定的通气治疗的步骤期间确定和存储与呼吸机的操作有关的备用参数或患者的呼吸; (c)确定存在指示呼吸机有问题的报警状况,该呼吸机将根据说明书防止通气机向患者提供指定的通气治疗; 以及(d)响应于确定所述警报状况存在,通过至少部分地基于所存储的备份参数的通气机向患者提供备用通气治疗。 而且,适于执行刚刚描述的方法的呼吸机。

    Method and apparatus for treating Cheyne-Stokes respiration
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for treating Cheyne-Stokes respiration 有权
    治疗Cheyne-Stokes呼吸的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07717110B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-18

    申请号:US11235520

    申请日:2005-09-26

    IPC分类号: F16K31/02

    摘要: A system and method for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. A characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas is monitored and used to determine a Target Flow for the gas delivered to the patient. The Target Flow is set to a level sufficient to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration or a sleep disordered breathing event. The Target Flow is altered if the patient experiences a sleep disordered breathing event. In a further embodiment, the system determines an apnea detection time (Tapnea) as Tinsp plus a constant, and delivers a machine triggered breath if an amount since the start of inspiration reaches Tapnea. Yet another embodiment monitors the characteristic during an inspiratory phase of a respiratory cycle, and controls the flow of gas during the inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle based on a result of this comparison.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将呼吸气体流传送到患者气道的系统和方法。 监测基于呼吸气体的流量变化而变化的特征,并用于确定输送给患者的气体的目标流量。 目标流量设定为足以治疗切尼 - 斯托克斯呼吸或睡眠呼吸紊乱事件的水平。 如果患者经历睡眠呼吸障碍,则目标流量会发生变化。 在另一实施例中,系统将呼吸暂停检测时间(Tapnea)确定为Tinsp加常数,并且如果从启动开始到达Tapnea的量,则传送机器触发呼吸。 另一个实施例在呼吸循环的吸气阶段期间监测特征,并且基于该比较的结果来控制呼吸周期的吸气阶段期间的气体流。

    Auto-titration pressure support system and method of using same
    8.
    发明授权
    Auto-titration pressure support system and method of using same 有权
    自动滴定压力支持系统及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US07168429B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-30

    申请号:US10268406

    申请日:2002-10-10

    IPC分类号: A61M16/00 A62B7/00

    摘要: A pressure support system and method of treating disordered breathing that optimizes the pressure delivered to the patient to treat the disordered breathing while minimizing the delivered pressure for patient comfort. The controller in the pressure support system operates as a set of prioritized control layers, wherein each control layer competes for control of the pressure generating system to implement a unique pressure control process. The pressure support system also controls the pressure provided to the patient based on the variability of the monitored data and a trend analysis of this data, including an indication of the skewness of the patient's inspiratory waveform.

    摘要翻译: 一种压力支持系统和治疗无序呼吸的方法,其优化输送给患者的压力以治疗无序呼吸,同时最小化输送的患者舒适压力。 压力支持系统中的控制器作为一组优先级控制层进行操作,其中每个控制层竞争压力产生系统的控制以实现独特的压力控制过程。 压力支持系统还基于所监视的数据的可变性以及该数据的趋势分析来控制提供给患者的压力,包括对患者吸气波形的偏度的指示。

    Monitoring fluid flow in a pressure support system
    10.
    发明授权
    Monitoring fluid flow in a pressure support system 有权
    监测压力支持系统中的流体流量

    公开(公告)号:US06644311B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-11

    申请号:US10027487

    申请日:2001-12-19

    IPC分类号: A61M1600

    摘要: The present invention pertains to a pressure support system in which a flow or volume of gas is measured without using a dedicated flow element used in a conventional flow meter. Instead, the present invention provides a tortuous gas flow path in which a pressure differential is created between two points in the tortuous path. This pressure differential created by the gas flow path provides the necessary pressure drop for measuring the gas flow and/or gas volume passing through the pressure support system.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种压力支持系统,其中在不使用常规流量计中使用的专用流量元件的情况下测量气体的流量或体积。 相反,本发明提供了曲折的气体流动路径,其中在曲折路径中的两个点之间产生压力差。 由气体流动路径产生的压力差提供了用于测量通过压力支撑系统的气体流量和/或气体体积所需的压力降。