Patent ID: 8267084

Claim:
A component of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system, the CPAP system including a flow generator that is adapted to generate a supply of pressurized breathable gas that is to be provided through an outlet and to a patient that is using the CPAP system for treatment, the component comprising: a body having an air flow passage adapted to communicate the supply of pressurized breathable gas to the patient via the flow generator; and an identifying element that is disposed on or in the body and providing an identifying feature that is unique to a specific peripheral component of the CPAP system, the identifying element set to communicate with the flow generator to provide the supply of pressurized gas to the patient via the air flow passage, wherein the identifying feature is set to be communicated to the flow generator so that at least one appropriate operating parameter out of a plurality of operating parameters of the flow generator may be automatically processed by the flow generator and the supply of pressurized breathable gas is set in accordance with the automatic processing.