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US 10,500,357 B2Granted
Methods and systems to manage central sleep apnea by controlling accumulated retrograde volume
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsManuel Laura Lapoint, Leonardo Alberto Baloa Welzien
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Abstract
Methods and systems to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) and/or central sleep apnea (CSA) include monitoring retrograde breathing and detecting respiratory events. Based on the occurrences of certain respiratory events, a target volume of rebreathing is adjusted to reduce arousals as well as CSR/CSA.
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A system for treating central sleep apnea of a subject having an airway, using accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject, the system comprising:
- a subject interface, the subject interface comprises a rebreathing system configured to control rebreathing of the subject, wherein the rebreathing system comprises a controllable exhalation port;
- one or more sensors that generate one or more output signals conveying measurements related to one or more parameters of the breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject;
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- one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising:
- a parameter determination module configured to determine one or more breathing parameters from the output signals, wherein the parameter determination module is configured to determine an accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject wherein the retrograde volume is a volume of rebreathed exhaled breathable gas, and wherein determining the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject comprises a summation of the retrograde volume over two or more breaths during which the exhalation port is closed;
- a respiratory event module configured to detect occurrences of respiratory events
- based on the breathing parameters, the respiratory events comprising:
- Chevne-Stokes respiration, central sleep apneas, obstructive sleep apneas, hypopneas, snoring, hyperventilation, and/or lack of respiratory effort, and wherein the respiratory events include a first type of respiratory event and a second type of respiratory event, wherein the first type of respiratory event is different from the second type of respiratory event;
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- a rebreathing module configured to adjust the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas of the subject based on detected occurrences of respiratory events by the respiratory event module, wherein the rebreathing module is configured to increase the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas of the subject based on one or more detected occurrences of the first type of respiratory event, and wherein the rebreathing module is further configured to decrease the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas of the subject based on one or more detected occurrences of the second type of respiratory event.
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A method of treating central sleep apnea of a subject having an airway, using accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject, with a system comprising a subject interface including a controllable exhalation port, and one or more sensors, the method comprising:
- generating, with the one or more sensors, one or more output signals conveying measurements related to one or more parameters associated with breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject;
- determining one or more breathing parameters from the output signals, wherein determining the one or more parameters includes determining an accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject over, wherein the retrograde volume is a volume of rebreathed exhaled breathable gas, and wherein determining the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject comprises summation of retrograde volume over two or more breaths during which the exhalation port is closed;
- detecting occurrences of respiratory events based on the one or more breathing parameters, wherein the respiratory events include a first type of respiratory event and a second type of respiratory event, the respiratory events comprising:
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration, central sleep apneas, obstructive sleep apneas, hypopneas, snoring, hyperventilation, and/or lack of respiratory effort, and wherein the first type of respiratory event is different from the second type of respiratory event;
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- adjusting the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas of the subject based on the detected occurrences, wherein the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas of the subject is increased based on one or more detected occurrences of the first type of respiratory event, and wherein the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas level of the subject is decreased based on one or more detected occurrences of the second type of respiratory event.
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A system configured to treat central sleep apnea of a subject having an airway, using accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject, the system comprising:
- a subject interface means, the subject interface means comprises a rebreathing means configured to control rebreathing of the subject, wherein the rebreathing means comprises a controllable exhalation port;
- means for generating one or more signals conveying measurements related to one or more parameters associated with breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject;
- means for determining one or more breathing parameters from the output signals, wherein the means for determining is configured to determine an accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject over, wherein the retrograde volume is a volume of rebreathed exhaled breathable gas, and wherein determining the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas at or near the airway of the subject comprises summation of retrograde volume over two or more breaths during which the exhalation port is closed;
- means for detecting occurrences of respiratory events based on the one or more generated output signals, the respiratory events comprising:
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration, central sleep apneas, obstructive sleep apneas, hypopneas, snoring, hyperventilation, and/or lack of respiratory effort, and wherein the respiratory events include a first type of respiratory event and a second type of respiratory event, wherein the first type of respiratory event is different from the second type of respiratory event;
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- means for adjusting accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas of the subject based on the detected occurrences, wherein accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas of the subject is increased based on one or more detected occurrences of the first type of respiratory event, and wherein the accumulated retrograde volume of breathable gas of the subject is decreased based on one or more detected occurrences of the second type of respiratory event.
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