Patent ID: 9289571
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. Breathing assistance apparatus comprising: a gases supply unit adapted to, in use, deliver a stream of pressurised gases, an outlet for supplying, in use, the pressurised gases stream to a supply path including a flexible self-supporting gases transportation pathway and a patient interface; a control system associated with the gases supply unit adapted to receive data of at least one information parameter from at least one sensor, said at least one information parameter comprising a parameter of a flow of gases from said outlet, said control system containing reference data, said control system comparing said received data to said reference data, and determining said supply path based on said comparison, wherein said reference data comprises a plurality of flow parameter profiles and individual flow parameter profiles corresponding to individual supply paths and wherein determining said supply path based on said comparison comprises identifying at least one of the plurality of flow parameter profiles that substantially aligns with said received data.