31 results about "Breathing therapy" patented technology

A respiratory therapy apparatus is operable to deliver multiple types of therapy to a patient. The apparatus includes a main housing and a nebulizer tray that selectively attaches to a bottom of the main housing. The apparatus also includes a filter housing unit having an antenna surrounding a pneumatic passage and a transponder chip coupled to the antenna. The main housing has also has an antenna that surrounds a respective pneumatic passage of a main outlet port of the apparatus. The main housing includes a reader that controls communication between the antennae. The main housing of the apparatus also has a pivotable hose support plate, a firmware upgrade port underneath part of the top wall of the housing, and a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays various user inputs for control of the apparatus and that displays various alert conditions that are detected.

A nasal cannula is described herein for respiratory therapy which includes a first gas supply tub with a distal end terminating in a first connector, and a nasal cannula body which includes a first end rotatably coupled to the first connector, a second end opposite the first end, a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, and a first nasal prong in fluid communication with the first gas supply tube. The first nasal prong is rotatable relative to the first gas supply tube about the longitudinal axis of the nasal cannula body.

Examples of the disclosure include an implantable system comprising principal stimulation circuitry configured to provide electrical stimulation to a phrenic nerve via at least one phrenic nerve stimulation electrode, subordinate stimulation circuitry configured to provide electrical stimulation to an upper-airway nerve via at least one upper-airway-nerve stimulation electrode, at least one respiration sensor, and an implantable pulse generator (IPG) comprising the stimulation circuitries and at least one processor configured to cause the subordinate stimulation circuitry to deliver stimulation in an absence of delivery of the phrenic nerve stimulation, monitor a signal from the respiration sensor(s), identify a respiration reduction based on the signal during the stimulation delivery, and in response thereto, cause the stimulation circuitries to deliver the stimulations concurrently based in part on the respiration signal and control a timing of delivery of the upper- airway-nerve electrical stimulation relative to a timing of delivery of the phrenic nerve electrical stimulation.

This invention relates to a ventilation structure for a respiratory therapy system. In one embodiment, the ventilation structure includes a ventilation housing. The ventilation housing may define a flow path for exhausting airflow from the respiratory therapy system, an air inlet configured to allow airflow into the flow path, and an air outlet configured to allow airflow out of the flow path into ambient air. The ventilation housing may be configured such that the flow path includes a bend and deflection region in which the flow path changes direction by at least 90°. The ventilation housing may include a guide configured to guide the exhaust air radially or laterally outward from the ventilation housing.

Provided is a method for identifying a patient interface configured for use with a respiratory therapy (RT) device, wherein the patient interface is suitable for providing a respiratory therapy to a patient. The method comprises receiving an inaudible acoustic signal with an acoustic receiver, the inaudible acoustic signal generated by an acoustic generator coupled to a patient interface receiving a downstream air flow from a respiratory therapy device, the acoustic generator configured to sample the downstream air flow, determining, in a processor coupled to the acoustic receiver, a frequency spectrum of the inaudible acoustic signal, and identifying, from a plurality of different types of patient interface, a type of patient interface associated with one or more characteristics of the determined frequency spectrum.

The present invention discloses a breathing valve and a breathing treatment device, which includes a breathing valve body; and a filter element, which is arranged inside the breathing valve body or at the outlet of the breathing valve body close to the patient end; the filter element is used to filter the inhaled airflow or the exhaled airflow. By arranging a filter element inside the breathing valve body or at the outlet close to the patient end, the breathing valve has a filtering function without additionally configuring a filter. While ensuring that the breathing valve has a filtering function, it also simplifies the structure of the breathing valve, facilitates the use of the breathing valve, and avoids the direct discharge of the patient's exhaled airflow, which pollutes the oxygen source and indoor air and causes cross infection between medical staff and other patients.

Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and / or the like for performing optimized breathing therapy. Certain embodiments of the present invention utilize systems, methods, and computer program products that perform optimized breathing therapy using at least one of interruption score generation machine learning models, observed inspiration-expiration pattern, expected inspiration-expiration patterns, expected musical patterns, and inferred musical patterns.

The present disclosure relates to a positive pressure breathing circuit and a method for ventilating a patient. The breathing circuit can be used in any type of pressurized breathing therapy including, for example, continuous positive air (way) pressure (CPAP) therapy and bilevel positive air pressure therapy where the inspiratory and expiratory pressures differ.

The present invention relates to a vent for a patent interface for delivering respiratory therapy to a patient, the vent comprising a body, the body defining a housing having an opening, the body further defining at least one flow path from a first side of the body to an opposite second side of the body, the vent further comprising a cover having a base portion configured to engage the body and seal the opening, thereby sealing the housing, and a head portion configured to move between a first position or configuration in which the head portion at least partially occludes the at least one flow path and a second position or configuration in which the degree of occlusion is reduced, the vent further comprising an actuator provided within the housing, the actuator configured to move the head portion between the first and second positions or configurations.

Examples include a treatment system for providing disordered breathing therapy to a sleeping patient, the system comprising at least one first stimulation lead, at least one second stimulation lead, and an implanted therapy controller configured to couple to the leads and to provide at least one phrenic-nerve electrical stimulation to a phrenic nerve of a patient via the at least one first stimulation lead, provide at least one hypoglossal-nerve electrical stimulation to a hypoglossal nerve of the patient via the at least one second stimulation lead, and coordinate a relative timing of the electrical stimulation to the hypoglossal nerve with the electrical stimulation to the phrenic nerve of the patient.

The present disclosure relates to a breathing circuit and a method for providing respiratory support to a patient. The breathing circuit and method can be used in any type of breathing therapy including, for example unsealed respiratory therapy such as high flow therapy, and scaled respiratory therapy such as continuous positive air(way) pressure (CPAP) therapy, and bilevel positive air pressure therapy where the inspiratory and expiratory pressures differ. The breathing circuit includes first and second passageways that can convey a breathing gas to a patient interface, wherein the first passageway is connectable to a first gas source to supply a first gas, and the second passageway is connectable to the first gas source and to a second gas source.

To provide an interface for use in providing positive pressure respiratory therapy.SOLUTION: An interface for positive pressure therapy includes a mask assembly, a headgear assembly, and a connection port assembly. The mask assembly comprises a seal member that has an upper portion movably connected to an integrated lower portion, where the upper portion rolls during hinging movement of the upper portion relative to the lower portion. The headgear assembly allows connection to the mask assembly in a direction substantially normal to a direction of strap tension. The connection port assembly includes a swivel elbow with a valve member that controls a flow through a port that opens toward a user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

To provide a system and a method for active electric power management in a medical device.SOLUTION: A respiratory treatment device includes an air blower for providing a flow of breathable gas to a patient and one or more accessory devices. The respiratory treatment device includes active electric power management for distributing electric power from an electric power source in which electric power is insufficient for simultaneous supply of electric power to the air blower and the accessory device. By the active electric power management, electric power for the air blower is given priority. Electric power supplied to the accessory device is limited so as to preserve a total of electric power drawn in the capacity of the power source or electric power drawn below the capacity of the power source on the basis of the measurement of current of the air blower and the accessory device. In the case where additional electric power can be used, the electric power for the one or more accessory devices is increased beyond a target so as to compensate for a case where electric power is not supplied to the one or more accessory devices resulting from a decrease in power consumption by the air blower.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5D

A system (100) for respiratory therapy may include a pressure generator for delivering therapy to a patient respiratory interface of an airway of a user; a user interface; and a controller coupled to the pressure generator and configured to operate the generator for the therapy. The controller may be configured to control the generator to deliver the therapy during a therapy period in a therapy mode. The controller may be configured to receive an input made by the user on the user interface in a setup configuration mode, the input corresponding to an adjustment to a parameter. In the setup mode, the controller may control, in real-time or near real-time, generation of a sensory response perceivable by a user in response to the adjustment of the parameter, including controlling the generator to deliver the therapy to the airway of the user, the therapy including pressurizing a flow of breathable gas, based on the received input and the corresponding adjustment.

The present disclosure relates to a positive pressure breathing circuit and a method for ventilating a patient. The breathing circuit can be used in any type of pressurized breathing therapy including, for example, continuous positive air(way) pressure (CPAP) therapy and bilevel positive air pressure therapy where the inspiratory and expiratory pressures differ.

The present technology relates to an apparatus for generating a flow of gas, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a blower comprising a motor and an impeller to draw ambient gas into the housing through the inlet and expel the housing through the outlet; and at least one sound attenuation device lined on one or more surfaces of the housing and / or the blower. Further, a sound attenuation device is disclosed, the sound attenuation device comprising a nonwoven fabric configured to absorb sound waves for reducing noise in an apparatus for supplying a flow of breathable gas at positive pressure for respiratory therapy.

The disclosure relates to a positive pressure breathing circuit and a method for ventilating a patient. The breathing circuit can be used in any type of pressurized breathing therapy including, for ex

A compact respiratory therapy device suitable for use by a patient during sleep to provide respiratory pressure therapy such as at a pressure between 4-30 cmH2O includes a housing, an inlet, an outlet, a motor including a rotor, and an impeller configured to be rotated by the rotor to deliver a flow of air from the inlet toward the outlet. The impeller includes a set of impeller blades, each impeller blade comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a first shroud and a second shroud, each shroud at least partly defining a flow passage through the impeller, the first shroud comprising a wall defining a periphery of an impeller inlet. The first shroud and the second shroud are configured such that the flow passage is narrower in an axial direction at an outer portion of the impeller than at an inner portion of the impeller.

Examples of the disclosure include a nerve cuff configured to electrically couple to an implantable pulse generator. The nerve cuff includes a tubular cuff body configured to encircle a nerve positioned approximately along a longitudinal axis of the tubular cuff body, a split configured to enable insertion of the nerve into the tubular cuff body, a closure flap configured to wrap around the tubular cuff body, a plurality of electrodes disposed on an inner surface of the tubular cuff body configured to selectively steer stimulation current towards motor fibers of the nerve and away from sensory fibers of the nerve; and a plurality of conductors configured to electrically couple the IPG to the plurality of electrodes.

A patient interface for respiratory therapy includes an interface body and a housing for receiving the interface body. The patient interface also includes a fixation member having a pair of support pads, each of the support pads configured to engage a face of a user. In some configurations, the interface body may be a cannula body or a mask body. In some configurations, the housing may receive different interface bodies, and the interface bodies are interchangeable.

1. Name of the product in this design: Garlic Ingredient Breathing Therapy Device (Wet Type). 2. Purpose of this product design: To deliver the volatile active substances of garlic into the respiratory tract via inhalation. 3. The key point of the design of this product lies in its shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: three-dimensional picture.

The present invention relates to a patient interface structure for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient, comprising: a frame comprising connectors configured to connect to a headgear; and a cushion assembly comprising: a mouth seal defining a breathing chamber and being configured to seal around the patient's mouth, the mouth seal comprising a mouth seal aperture configured to accommodate the patient's mouth; a nasal seal integrally formed in one piece with the mouth seal and configured to sit under the patient's nose and to seal around the patient's nares; and a cushion clip, the cushion being configured to be connected to the frame by the cushion clip, the cushion clip adding stiffness and rigidity to the cushion assembly and being configured to snap onto the frame; wherein the patient interface structure comprises an air inlet formed with the frame, the air inlet comprising a tube connection portion adapted to receive a tube or a tube connector and a protruding edge adapted to be received in an aperture of the cushion assembly.

This application relates to nasal cannula assemblies and related components. A nasal cannula assembly for delivering respiratory therapy to a patient is provided. The nasal cannula assembly may include a cannula, an optional removable manifold, a gas supply tubing, and a fixation mechanism. The fixation mechanism may include a cap strap, a cheek pad, or an adhesive nasal strip. The nasal cannula assembly may also include a tether, tether clip, and / or tether connector to help support the weight of the main gas delivery catheter.

A respiratory therapy device that supplies pressurized air to an individual during a sleep session includes a housing, a control system disposed in the housing, a blower motor disposed in the housing, and a dock. The housing defines an air inlet and air outlet. The blower motor draws air into the housing through the air inlet and causes pressurized air to flow out of the housing through the air outlet. The dock is configured to receive a portable device. At least one data connection between the control system and the portable device is established in response to the portable device being received in the dock. The respiratory therapy device can form part of a respiratory therapy system, which may also include a user interface coupled to the respiratory therapy device via a conduit. The user interface engages the individual and aids in directing the pressurized air to the individual's airway.

Devices and methods for providing respiratory therapy are disclosed. One device includes a first lumen, a second lumen, and a bridge with at least one opening. The first lumen has a first inlet end to receive a first flow of breathing gas, a first outlet end to deliver the first flow, and a first bend between the first inlet end and the first outlet end. The second lumen has a second inlet end to receive a second flow of breathing gas, a second outlet end to deliver the second flow, and a second bend between the second inlet end and the second outlet end. The bridge separates the first lumen and the second lumen, attaches to the first lumen at the first bend and the second lumen at the second bend, and is configured to maintain the first flow of breathing gas separate from the second flow of breathing gas.

Examples include a treatment system for providing disordered breathing therapy to a sleeping patient, the system comprising at least one first stimulation lead, at least one second stimulation lead, and an implanted therapy controller configured to couple to the leads and to provide at least one phrenic-nerve electrical stimulation to a phrenic nerve of a patient via the at least one first stimulation lead, provide at least one hypoglossal-nerve electrical stimulation to a hypoglossal nerve of the patient via the at least one second stimulation lead, and coordinate a relative timing of the electrical stimulation to the hypoglossal nerve with the electrical stimulation to the phrenic nerve of the patient.

1. A device arranged in fluid communication with a patient interface arranged to communicate with a patient's airway during respiratory therapy, the device comprising: an inlet for receiving breathable gas from a respiratory apparatus; an outlet for conveying breathable gas to the patient interface; a body portion extending between the inlet and the outlet, the body portion including a trigger port; and one or more sensors, the output of which is used to determine a status of the trigger port.