19013820. DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN CENTRAL AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited)
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN CENTRAL AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Organization Name
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Inventor(s)
David Robin Whiting of Auckland NZ
Simei Gomes Wysoski of Auckland NZ
DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN CENTRAL AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19013820 titled 'DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN CENTRAL AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Original Abstract Submitted
Apparatuses and methods for detecting sleep apnea and classifying the events as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and/or central sleep apnea (CSA) are disclosed herein. The apparatuses can include respiratory treatment devices that have an auto adjusting algorithm that is able to classify a sleep apnea as CSA or OSA so that an appropriate pressure can be applied to the patient depending on the type of sleep apnea detected. The apparatuses and methods can use characteristics of at least one breath preceding the apnea event in classifying the event.
