Mask wear-out assessment system

A patient interface for delivering a flow of breathable gas to an airway of a patient, comprising:

• a wireless communication unit for wirelessly communicating with a communication device, and
• a wear-out assessment module including;
• a determining component including a sensor for detecting usage of the patient interface for medical treatment and a timer for measuring a usage time of the patient interface device for medical treatment, the determining component being configured to determine a wear-out level of the patient interface based on the usage time of the patient interface for medical treatment, and
• an evaluation component for evaluating the wear-out level and for outputting a wear-out event if the wear-out level exceeds a predetermined wear-out threshold,
• wherein the determining component is configured to trigger the timer to measure the usage time of the patient interface for medical treatment in response to the sensor detecting usage of the patient interface for medical treatment, and
• wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to wirelessly communicate the wear-out event to the communication device.

A method for assessing a wear-out of a patient interface configured to deliver a flow of breathable gas to an airway of a patient, the method comprising:

• determining, with a determining component on the patient interface and including a sensor for detecting usage of the patient interface for medical treatment and a timer for measuring a usage time of the patient interface device for medical treatment, a wear-out level of the patient interface based on the usage time of the patient interface for medical treatment,
• evaluating, with an evaluation component on the patient interface, the wear-out level and outputting a wear-out event if the wear-out level exceeds a predetermined wear-out threshold,
• communicating the wear-out event from the patient interface to a communication device by wireless communication and
• issuing, on the communication device, a reminder to the patient to service and/or replace at least parts of the patient interface based on the wear-out event.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program for causing a computer to carry out a method for assessing a wear-out of a patient interface configured to deliver a flow of breathable gas to an airway of a patient when said computer program is carried out on the computer, the method comprising:

• determining, with a determining component on the patient interface and including a sensor for detecting usage of the patient interface for medical treatment and a timer for measuring a usage time of the patient interface device for medical treatment, a wear-out level of the patient interface based on the usage time of the patient interface for medical treatment,
• evaluating, with an evaluation component on the patient interface, the wear-out level and outputting a wear-out event if the wear-out level exceeds a predetermined wear-out threshold,
• communicating the wear-out event from the patient interface to a communication device by wireless communication and
• issuing, on the communication device, a reminder to the patient to service and/or replace at least parts of the patient interface based on the wear-out event.