Patent ID: 7305987
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A procedure for the control of a respirator device, in which one can set at least two different pressure levels for a breathable gas supply, comprising: capturing at least one respirator-treatment parameter by measurement technique; and evaluating the at least one respirator-treatment parameter for the control of a respirator-treament pressure, wherein the at least one respirator-treatment parameter is modified as a function of a pattern recognition, and wherein, in order to carry out the pattern recognition, a time-wise evolution of the at least one respirator-treatment parameter is captured, at least at intervals, and is analyzed with respect to typical evolution patterns; based on a pattern recognition, analyzing at least one characteristic of the respirator device selected from the group consisting of defect, reduced performance, leak in the region of the apparatus or in the region of a hose connection; and when the analyzing yields a result indicating a functional disturbance or an increased risk of device failure, generating a signal indicative of the functional disturbance or the risk of device failure; wherein the two different pressure levels of the respirator device are higher than the air pressure of the environment to support a device function in CPAP therapy.