Patent ID: 9694153
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An apparatus for providing positive airway pressure therapy to a user, the apparatus comprising: a housing adapted to be secured on one or both of a crown and a forehead of the user, the housing comprising a base defining a surface configured to conform to a shape of one or both of the crown and the forehead; a blower secured in the housing, the blower adapted to generate a flow of pressurized air; a blower motor also secured in the housing, the blower motor adapted to power the blower; a mask in fluid communication with an outlet of the blower, the mask adapted to communicate the flow of pressurized air from the blower to airways of the user; a control unit positioned within or on the housing, wherein the control unit is configured to automatically change a speed of the blower, and wherein the control unit is adapted to modulate the speed of the blower within or between breath cycles of the user; and a control interface in communication with the control unit, the control interface comprising one or more input devices to enter inputs for controlling the apparatus.