US 11,850,359 B2
Method and device for operating breathing apparatus
Karl-Andreas Feldhahn, Hamburg (DE); Christof Schroeter, Karlsruhe (DE); Andreas Rensmann, Karlsruhe (DE); Uwe Strempel, Pforzheim (DE); Regina Schaefer, Iffezheim (DE); and Matthias Schwaibold, Karlsruhe (DE)
Assigned to Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A., Luxembourg (LU)
Filed by Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A., Luxembourg (LU)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/239,823.
Application 17/239,823 is a continuation of application No. 16/507,295, filed on Jul. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,994,088.
Application 16/507,295 is a continuation of application No. 14/914,347, granted, now 10,369,309, issued on Aug. 6, 2019, previously published as PCT/DE2014/000454, filed on Aug. 29, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 102013014303.9 (DE), filed on Aug. 29, 2013; and application No. 102014004448.3 (DE), filed on Mar. 28, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0236754 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0051 (2013.01) [A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3386 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/587 (2013.01); A61M 2230/40 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An operating device for a breathing apparatus, wherein the operating device comprises a touch-sensitive graphical display and only one mechanical operating element, and wherein a basic therapy can be started by pressing down the mechanical operating element and adjustments can be made by using the touch-sensitive graphical display element; wherein the breathing apparatus may be switched on and off via the mechanical operating element, thereby enabling an activation of a basic therapy appropriate for a given patient by using only one button; and wherein the mechanical operating element is connected to a blower motor using switching logic and activates the blower motor and a memory in order to retrieve and use stored therapy data.