Patent ID: 8545416

Claim:
A system for adjusting a positive airway pressure device comprising: a data acquisition system comprising at least one sensor with an electrical signal, and a data acquisition box comprising at least one first electronic component for receiving the signal from the at least one sensor, and at least one second electronic component for re-transmitting the electrical signal or transmitting a processed signal based at least in part on the electrical signal from the at least one sensor, the at least one first electronic component and the at least one second electronic component being from a same or separate electronic modules; and a PAP device separate and in a different enclosure from the data acquisition box, for treating a patient's sleep apnea, the PAP device comprising an electrical connection for receiving the electrical signal or processed signal transmitted from the data acquisition box, and a controller for identifying central or complex sleep apneas from the signal or processed signal, differentiating the central or complex sleep apneas from obstructive apneas and hypopneas, and modifying treatment based on the identified central or complex sleep apneas.