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Autotitrating method and apparatus

CA 2576171 C · Owner: Gerred, Andrew Gordon · Inventors: Smith, Gregory Martyn; Gradon, Lewis George; Gerred, Andrew Gordon

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An apparatus (100) and method (200) of controlling the delivery of therapeutic gas delivered to a patient (1) undergoing positive airway pressure therapy is described. The method includes providing a flow of gas to a patient~s airway at a pressure, obtaining information from the range of 0 to 25 Hz of the frequency domain of the flow, and adjusting the pressure based on the information. The apparatus includes a blower (15) for providing a flow of gas to a patient~s airway at a pressure, a sensor (11) to measure a characteristic of the flow, a controller (9) to obtain information from the range of 0 to 25 Hz of the frequency domain of the characteristic and a pressure regulator for , …

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  • Filed August 6, 2005 and granted February 23, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 6, 2025.
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FiledAugust 6, 2005
GrantedFebruary 23, 2016
Term endedAugust 6, 2025
Patent numberCA 2576171 C
Classification (IPC)A61M16/00 +2 more

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