Patent ID: 11872344
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method for detecting and treating concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) event overlap syndrome with a ventilator system comprising a pressure generator, one or more sensors, and one or more physical computer processors, the method comprising:
generating a pressurized flow of breathable gas for delivery to an airway of a subject with the pressure generator;
generating output signals conveying information related to one or more parameters of the breathable gas with the one or more sensors;
detecting, with the one or more physical computer processors presence of obstructive sleep apnea OSA event(s) and/or expiratory flow limitation (EFL) in the subject based on the output signals;
responsive to detecting concurrent presence of the OSA event(s) and the EFL:
determining, with the one or more physical computer processors, one or more OSA event(s) therapy parameters indicative of one or more of a first pressure, a first flow, and a first volume for treating the detected obstructive sleep apnea in the subject;
determining, with the one or more physical computer processors, one or more EFL therapy parameters indicative of one or more of a second pressure, a second flow, and a second volume for treating the detected expiratory flow limitation in the subject;
determining, with the one or more physical computer processors, a priority treatment based on a comparison between the one or more OSA event(s) therapy parameters and the one or more EFL therapy parameters; and
controlling, with the one or more physical computer processors, the pressure generator to deliver the determined priority treatment to the subject.