Combination respiratory therapy device, system, and method

A combined respiratory therapy device control module embodied in one or more machine-accessible storage media and executable by a combination respiratory therapy device controller to:

• monitor a period of time over which a person connected to a combination respiratory therapy device controlled by the combination respiratory therapy device controller is to receive combined respiratory therapy according to a combined respiratory therapy prescription, the combined respiratory therapy prescription defining a plurality of different therapy sessions to be performed by the combination respiratory therapy device at different times during the period of time, each of the plurality of different therapy sessions comprising at least a mucus extraction therapy followed substantially immediately by a lung ventilation therapy or a lung volume recruitment therapy;
• configure the combination respiratory therapy device to perform each of the plurality of different therapy sessions at the appropriate times and with the appropriate device settings according to the combined respiratory therapy prescription;
• and
• control the combination respiratory therapy device to perform each of the plurality of different therapy sessions at the appropriate times with the appropriate device settings according to the combined respiratory therapy prescription.

A combined respiratory therapy system, comprising:

• a combination respiratory therapy device to execute a combined respiratory therapy prescription, the combined respiratory therapy prescription defining a plurality of different therapy sessions to be performed by the combination respiratory therapy device over a period of time, each of the plurality of different therapy sessions comprising at least a mucus extraction therapy followed substantially immediately by a lung ventilation therapy or a lung volume recruitment therapy;
• a prescription creator module embodied in one or more machine-accessible storage media, the prescription creator module executable by a computing system to interact with a physician to create the combined respiratory prescription;
• and
• a control module embodied in one or more machine-accessible storage media, the control module executable by the computing system to configure the combination respiratory therapy device to perform the therapy sessions according to the combined respiratory therapy prescription.

A control unit for a combination respiratory therapy device, comprising:

• an air supply;
• a first air circuit operably coupled to the air supply to supply positive-pressure air flow to a positive air flow patient interface of the combination respiratory therapy device;
• a second air circuit operably coupled to the air supply to supply negative-pressure air flow to a negative air flow patient interface of the combination respiratory device;
• the second air circuit being physically separate from the first air circuit;
• a controller to control the air supply;
• and
• memory accessible by the controller, the memory comprising instructions executable by the controller to:
• activate the air supply to supply air to the first air circuit at a first positive pressure during a ventilation or lung volume recruitment portion of a respiratory therapy treatment session;
• and
• alternatingly activate the air supply to supply air to the first air circuit at a second positive pressure greater than the first positive pressure followed by a supply of air to the second air circuit at a negative pressure during a coughing assistance portion of the respiratory therapy treatment session.