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- Patent Title: Sleep apnea therapy device that automatically adjusts the fraction of inspired carbon dioxide
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Application No.: US15376180Application Date: 2016-12-12
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Publication No.: US10231864B1Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: John Webster , Icaro dos Santos , Jacob Levin , Mehdi Shokoueinejad , Fa Wang , Jerome Dempsey , Ailiang Xie
- Applicant: ComfortApnea LLC
- Applicant Address: US WI Madison
- Assignee: John Webster
- Current Assignee: John Webster
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Madison
- Agency: Boardman & Clark LLP
- Main IPC: A61M16/12
- IPC: A61M16/12 ; A61B5/1455 ; A61B5/00 ; A61M16/00 ; A61M16/06 ; A61F5/56 ; A61M16/04
Abstract:
A comfortable device for treating sleep apnea incorporates a mask, a flexible hose and a chamber for collecting expired air containing CO2. A sensor detects apnea and a control system automatically adjusts the amount of rebreathed CO2 to minimize apnea and also minimize arousal.
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