Patents Examined by R S Smith
  • Method and apparatus useful in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea of a patient
    Patent number: 6635021
    Abstract: Patients may operate a CPAP system to deliver appropriate airway pressure at their home. A patient's apnea problem can be diagnosed at home without supervision with a CPAP device which delivers a continuously minimum appropriate pressure for substantially the entire period of therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Colin Edward Sullivan, Christopher Lynch