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US 7,114,497 B2Granted
Method and system of individually controlling airway pressure of a patient's nares
AssigneeAcoba, LLC
InventorsAlonzo C. Aylsworth, Lawrence C. Spector
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Abstract
A method and system of individually controlling positive airway pressure of a patient's nares. Some exemplary embodiments may be a method comprising applying therapeutic gas pressure within a first naris of a patient during respiration, and applying therapeutic gas pressure within a second naris of the patient during the respiration. The therapeutic gas pressures applied to each naris are different.
Claims56
A method comprising:
- applying therapeutic gas pressure within a first naris of a patient during respiration;
- and
- applying therapeutic gas pressure within a second naris of the patient during the respiration;
- wherein the therapeutic gas pressures applied to each naris are different.
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A system comprising:
- a first blower having an outlet port fluidly coupled to a first pressure transducer, wherein the first blower operatively couples to a first naris of a patient;
- and
- a second blower having an outlet port fluidly coupled to a second pressure transducer, wherein the second blower operatively couples to a second naris of the patient.
A method comprising:
- applying a therapeutic gas flow into a first naris of a patient during an inhalation, the therapeutic gas flow comprising substantially all the gas inspired through the first naris during the inhalation;
- and
- applying a therapeutic gas flow into a second naris of a patient during the inhalation, the therapeutic gas flow comprising substantially all the gas inspired through the second naris during the inhalation;
- wherein the therapeutic gas flow into each naris is achieved by differing applied pressures within each naris.
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A system comprising:
- a first blower fluidly coupled to an outlet port through a first flow sensor, wherein the first blower and first flow sensor operatively couple to a first naris of a patient and provide substantially all the gas inspired through the first naris during an inhalation;
- and
- a second blower fluidly coupled to an outlet port through a second flow sensor, wherein the second blower and second flow sensor operatively couple to a second naris of the patient and provide substantially all the gas inspired through the second naris during the inhalation;
- wherein a pressure applied by the first blower to the first naris to achieve a desired gas flow is different that a pressure applied by the second blower to the second naris to achieve a desired gas flow.
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A system comprising:
- a first blower fluidly coupled to an outlet port, wherein the first blower operatively couples to a first naris of a patient and provides substantially all the gas inspired through the first naris during an inhalation;
- and
- a second blower fluidly coupled to an outlet port, wherein the second blower operatively couples to a mouth of the patient and provides substantially all the gas inspired through the mouth during the inhalation.
A respiratory mask for delivery of positive airway pressure comprising:
- a first nostril interface operable to substantially seal to a first nostril of a patient;
- a second nostril interface operable to substantially seal to a second nostril of the patient;
- an oral mask operable to substantially seal to the mouth of the patient;
- a first supply tube that penetrates the oral mask and fluidly couples to the first nostril interface, the first supply tube is operable to fluidly couple to a first supply port of a positive airway pressure device;
- a second supply tube that penetrates the oral mask and fluidly couples to the second nostril interface, the second supply tube is operable to fluidly couple to a second supply port of the positive airway pressure device;
- a third supply tube fluidly coupled to the oral mask, the third supply tube operable to fluidly couple to a third supply port of the positive airway pressure device.
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A respiratory mask for delivery of positive airway pressure comprising:
- a first nostril interface operable to substantially seal to a first nostril of a patient;
- a second nostril interface operable to substantially seal to a second nostril of the patient;
- a first supply tube fluidly coupled to the first nostril interface, the first supply tube is operable to fluidly couple to a first supply port of a positive airway pressure device;
- and
- a second supply tube fluidly coupled to the second nostril interface, the second supply tube is operable to fluidly couple to a second supply port of the positive airway pressure device.
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A system comprising:
- a first blower fluidly coupled to a first outlet port, wherein the first blower is configured to couple to a first naris of a patient and provide substantially all the gas inspired through the first naris during an inhalation;
- and
- a second blower fluidly coupled to a second outlet port, wherein the second blower is configured to couple to a second naris of the patient and provide substantially all the gas inspired through the second naris during the inhalation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.