Patents by Inventor Rochelle E. Siirola

Rochelle E. Siirola 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CHEYNE-STOKES RESPIRATION
    Publication number: 20140182589
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The system monitors a characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas and determines a Target Flow for the gas to be delivered to the patient based on the monitored characteristic. The Target Flow is set to a level sufficient to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration or a sleep disordered breathing event. The system also alters the Target Flow based on a determination that the patient is experiencing a sleep disordered breathing event. The system further determines a pressure relief component and controls the flow of gas delivered to the patient based on the Target Flow and the pressure relief component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: RIC INVESTMENTS LLC
    Inventors: MICHAEL THOMAS KANE, SUSAN L. BANN, ROCHELLE E. SIIROLA, WINSLOW K. DUFF, LEONARDO A. BALOA
  • Method and apparatus for treating Cheyne-Stokes respiration
    Patent number: 8695595
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The system monitors a characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas and determines a Target Flow for the gas to be delivered to the patient based on the monitored characteristic. The Target Flow is set to a level sufficient to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration or a sleep disordered breathing event. The system also alters the Target Flow based on a determination that the patient is experiencing a sleep disordered breathing event. The system further determines a pressure relief component and controls the flow of gas delivered to the patient based on the Target Flow and the pressure relief component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Kane, Susan L. Bann, Rochelle E. Siirola, Winslow K. Duff, Leonardo A. Baloa
  • Method and apparatus for treating cheyne-stokes respiration
    Patent number: 8220456
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The system monitors a characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas and determines a Target Flow for the gas to be delivered to the patient based on the monitored characteristic. The Target Flow is set to a level sufficient to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration or a sleep disordered breathing event. The system also alters the Target Flow based on a determination that the patient is experiencing a sleep disordered breathing event. The system further determines a pressure relief component and controls the flow of gas delivered to the patient based on the Target Flow and the pressure relief component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Kane, Susan L. Bann, Rochelle E. Siirola, Winslow K. Duff, Leonardo A. Baloa