Breathing assistance apparatus with serviceability features
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
InventorsSamuel Robertson Frame, Christopher Malcolm Crone, Christoher Simon Quill, Kevin Peter O'Donnell
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Abstract
A breathing assistance apparatus is configured with features that improve serviceability of the apparatus. The apparatus can include animations to provide instruction regarding correcting easily-identified fault conditions and to provide instruction regarding routine maintenance routines. The apparatus also can be configured with top level control menus that are obscured in a manner to limit manipulation of the top level control elements by unauthorized users.
Claims20
A breathing assistance apparatus comprising:
- a flow generator;
- a humidifier chamber connected to the flow generator;
- a conduit connected to the flow generator;
- a user breathing interface connected to the conduit;
- and
- a display screen adapted to provide visual information to a user,
- wherein the apparatus is configured to monitor one or more characteristics of use, and upon an occurrence of a triggering event to provide a series of image frames to the display, the series of image frames depicting an animated action configured to instruct a user to make an adjustment to the apparatus based upon the animated action to address the occurrence of the triggering event.
A breathing assistance apparatus comprising:
- a flow generator;
- a humidifier chamber coupled to the flow generator;
- a conduit coupled to the flow generator;
- a user breathing interface connected to the conduit;
- a controller electrically coupled to the apparatus;
- and
- a display screen electrically coupled to the controller and adapted to provide visual information to a user,
- wherein the apparatus is configured to:
- monitor one or more characteristics of use;
- detect an occurrence of a triggering event using the controller, the detection of the triggering event being at least partly based on the monitored characteristics of use;
- select a series of image frames depicting an animated action;
- and
- provide the series of image frames to the display,
- wherein the animated action is configured to instruct a user to make an adjustment to the apparatus based upon the animated action to address the occurrence of the triggering event by providing visual cues in the series of image frames indicating a region of interest and at least one audible cue corresponding to an occurrence of an action in the series of image frames wherein the audible cue and the occurrence of the action are configured to be presented substantially simultaneously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.