Patent ID: 8001967

Claim:
A breathing assistance system, comprising: a display device configured to simultaneously display: a main settings display area for displaying a plurality of different main control settings for providing ventilation assistance to a patient, wherein each main control setting of the plurality of different main control settings has a set of ventilation parameters corresponding to the main control setting and wherein the main settings display area further comprises: an un-adjustable first subarea displaying a currently selected main control setting; and an un-adjustable second subarea displaying a set of ventilation parameters corresponding to the currently selected main control setting; a proposed settings display area providing adjustable settings for a set of ventilation parameters corresponding to a provisionally selected main control setting that is different from the currently selected main control setting; and a controller configured to control a gas delivery device to deliver gas to a patient consistent with the set of ventilation parameters corresponding to the provisionally selected main control setting upon receiving a batch adjustment of the set of ventilation parameters corresponding to the provisionally selected main control setting.