US 11,666,715 B2
Breathing assistance apparatus
Malik Tivanka Rajiv Peiris, Auckland (NZ); Andrew Robert Donald Somervell, Auckland (NZ); and Jonathan David Harwood, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/520,216.
Application 16/520,216 is a continuation of application No. 15/076,356, filed on Mar. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,398,860.
Application 15/076,356 is a continuation of application No. 13/513,174, granted, now 9,289,571, issued on Mar. 22, 2016, previously published as PCT/NZ2010/000234, filed on Nov. 30, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/265,498, filed on Dec. 1, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2020/0016346 A1, Jan. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0003 (2014.02) [A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/0069 (2014.02); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/1075 (2013.01); A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0033 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6018 (2013.01); A61M 2205/70 (2013.01); A61M 2205/702 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A breathing assistance apparatus comprising:
a gases supply unit, wherein when in use, the gases supply unit is configured to deliver a stream of pressurized gases, an outlet of the gases supply unit configured to supply the stream of pressurized gases to a supply path including a flexible gases transportation pathway and a patient interface;
a control system associated with the gases supply unit, wherein when in use, the control system is configured to receive data of at least one information parameter from at least one sensor, the at least one information parameter comprising a parameter of the stream of pressurized gases, the control system configured to store reference data, wherein when in use, the control system is further to compare the received data to the reference data, and, based on the comparison, calculate a treatment indicator.