Patents by Inventor David Richard Vorreiter
David Richard Vorreiter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240024598Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: David MULCAHY, Philip Rodney KWOK, William Mcinnes SOMERVILLE, David Richard VORREITER
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Publication number: 20230347084Abstract: A method of acclimatizing a user to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) during successive treatment sessions, wherein the device provides continuous positive airway pressure during sleep, includes determining a clinically-derived full therapeutic pressure, applying a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure for the duration of a first session, obtaining responses to a series of pre-programmed patient and/or bed partner feedback questions before the start of a second session and, based on the responses, either incrementally increasing the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy, or maintaining the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses do not indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Philip Rodney KWOK, Ron RICHARD, Rohan MULLINS, Chee Keong PHUAH, Karthikeyan SELVARAJAN, Adrian BARNES, Thomas Evan MILLER, David Richard VORREITER
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Patent number: 11771856Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: RESMED PTY LTDInventors: David Mulcahy, Philip Rodney Kwok, William Mcinnes Somerville, David Richard Vorreiter
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Patent number: 11730906Abstract: A method of acclimatizing a patient to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB). The device provides continuous positive airway pressure to the patient during sleep via a mask configured to provide a seal with respect to airways of the patient. The method comprises applying full therapeutic pressure during a first session, monitoring a mask pressure during application of the full therapeutic pressure, calculating a difference between the full therapeutic pressure and the mask pressure, comparing the difference to a threshold representing an acceptable level of leak, generating a first signal in response to said comparing, and in response to said first signal indicating a fault in the seal, decreasing an applied pressure to below the full therapeutic pressure during the first session in order to improve the seal of the mask against the patient's face.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd.Inventors: Philip Rodney Kwok, Ron Richard, Rohan Mullins, Chee Keong Phuah, Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Adrian Barnes, Thomas Evan Miller, David Richard Vorreiter
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Publication number: 20210008308Abstract: A method of acclimatizing a patient to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB). The device provides continuous positive airway pressure to the patient during sleep via a mask configured to provide a seal with respect to airways of the patient. The method comprises applying full therapeutic pressure during a first session, monitoring a mask pressure during application of the full therapeutic pressure, calculating a difference between the full therapeutic pressure and the mask pressure, comparing the difference to a threshold representing an acceptable level of leak, generating a first signal in response to said comparing, and in response to said first signal indicating a fault in the seal, decreasing an applied pressure to below the full therapeutic pressure during the first session in order to improve the seal of the mask against the patient's face.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Philip Rodney KWOK, Ron RICHARD, Rohan MULLINS, Chee Keong PHUAH, Karthikeyan SELVARAJAN, Adrian BARNES, Thomas Evan MILLER, David Richard VORREITER
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Patent number: 10821242Abstract: A method of acclimatizing a user to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) during successive treatment sessions, wherein the device provides continuous positive airway pressure during sleep, includes determining a clinically-derived full therapeutic pressure, applying a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure for the duration of a first session, obtaining responses to a series of pre-programmed patient and/or bed partner feedback questions before the start of a second session, and, based on the responses, either incrementally increasing the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy, or maintaining the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses do not indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Philip Rodney Kwok, Ron Richard, Rohan Mullins, Chee Keong Phuah, Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Adrian Barnes, Thomas Evan Miller, David Richard Vorreiter
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Publication number: 20200094004Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: David Mulcahy, Philip Rodney Kwok, William Mcinnes Somerville, David Richard Vorreiter
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Publication number: 20170246408Abstract: A method of acclimatizing a user to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) during successive treatment sessions, wherein the device provides continuous positive airway pressure during sleep, includes determining a clinically-derived full therapeutic pressure, applying a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure for the duration of a first session, obtaining responses to a series of pre-programmed patient and/or bed partner feedback questions before the start of a second session, and, based on the responses, either incrementally increasing the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy, or maintaining the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses do not indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Philip Rodney KWOK, Ron RICHARD, Rohan MULLINS, Chee Keong PHUAH, Karthikeyan SELVARAJAN, Adrian BARNES, Thomas Evan MILLER, David Richard VORREITER
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Patent number: 9682207Abstract: A method of acclimatizing a user to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) during successive treatment sessions, wherein the device provides continuous positive airway pressure during sleep, includes determining a clinically-derived full therapeutic pressure, applying a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure for the duration of a first session, obtaining responses to a series of pre-programmed patient and/or bed partner feedback questions before the start of a second session, and, based on the responses, either incrementally increasing the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy, or maintaining the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses do not indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: ResMed LimitedInventors: Philip Rodney Kwok, Ron Richard, Rohan Mullins, Chee Keong Phuah, Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Adrian Barnes, Thomas Evan Miller, David Richard Vorreiter
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Patent number: 9440037Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: RESMED LIMITEDInventors: David Mulcahy, Philip Rodney Kwok, William Mcinnes Somerville, David Richard Vorreiter
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Publication number: 20130319415Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: RESMED LIMITEDInventors: David MULCAHY, Philip Rodney KWOK, William Mcinnes SOMERVILLE, David Richard VORREITER
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Patent number: 8528551Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: ResMed LimitedInventors: David Mulcahy, Philip Rodney Kwok, William McInnes Somerville, David Richard Vorreiter
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Publication number: 20090293875Abstract: A method of acclimatizing a user to provide continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, including operating a device for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) during successive treatment sessions, wherein the device provides continuous positive airway pressure during sleep, includes determining a clinically-derived full therapeutic pressure, applying a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure for the duration of a first session, obtaining responses to a series of pre-programmed patient and/or bed partner feedback questions before the start of a second session, and, based on the responses, either incrementally increasing the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy, or maintaining the treatment pressure for the second session if the responses do not indicate that the patient is adjusting to therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2006Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: ResMed LimitedInventors: Philip Rodney Kwok, Ron Richard, Rohan Mullins, Chee Keong Phuah, Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Adrian Barnes, Thomas Evan Miller, David Richard Vorreiter, Christopher Kingsley Blunsden, Nicholas Jerome Reed, Glenn Richards, Larry Puckeridge
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Publication number: 20090038616Abstract: Systems, methods, and/or apparatuses for acclimatizing a user to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy are provided. Generally, a sub-therapeutic treatment pressure is provided initially. It may be ramped up to a full treatment pressure over the course of one or more therapy sessions. The pressure level may be ramped up based on, for example, sleep state, sleep phase, patient compliance with types of treatment (e.g. bilevel vs. CPAP, etc.), clinician input (either at the site, remotely, via pre-programmed smartcards, etc.), etc. Such techniques may be used alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: ResMed LimitedInventors: David Mulcahy, Philip Rodney Kwok, William McInnes Somerville, David Richard Vorreiter