Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treatment of medical disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and congestive heart failure are disclosed. A method involves delivering pressurized air, oxygen or other breathing gas to a patient during a respiratory cycle, where pressure of the air is decreased according to an expiratory unloading factor during expiration. The timing and magnitude of the pressure change may be fully automated and responsive to feedback from a motor load sensor, optionally in combination with a pressure sensor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 31, 2012
Date of Patent:
April 1, 2014
Assignee:
Curative (Beijing) Medical Technology Co. Ltd.
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treatment of medical disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and congestive heart failure are disclosed. A method involves delivering pressurized air, oxygen or other breathing gas to a patient during a respiratory cycle, where pressure of the air is decreased according to an expiratory unloading factor during expiration. The timing and magnitude of the pressure change may be fully automated and responsive to feedback from a motor load sensor, optionally in combination with a pressure sensor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 22, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 4, 2012
Assignee:
Curative (Beijing) Medical Technology Co., Ltd.