Patent ID: 8789527

Claim:
A pressure support system comprising: a pressure generating system adapted to generate a pressurized flow of gas; a patient circuit coupled to the pressure generating system and adapted to communicate the flow of gas to an airway of a patient; and a controller operatively coupled to the pressure generating system, wherein the controller is configured to: receive a treatment set point from an input source in accordance with a therapy mode, wherein the therapy mode spans at least one or more respiratory cycles; determine an adjusted treatment set point based on the treatment set point and a comfort feature function, wherein activation of the comfort feature function results in the adjusted treatment set point being implemented in place of the received treatment set point, wherein activation of the comfort feature function is based on one or more of time spent in the therapy mode, and/or time elapsed since activation of the pressure support system; and control operation of the pressure generating system based on the adjusted treatment set point for at least one complete respiratory cycle responsive to the comfort feature function being activated.