ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,773, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Australia).
"Apparatus and methods for ventilatory treatment" was invented by David John Bassin (Coogee, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ventilatory treatment system is configured to treat respiratory disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, and/or the like. The system can identify and respond to different types of flow limitations, such as M-shaped inspiratory flow limitation, reverse-chair inspiratory flow limitation, and/or the like. The system can adjust Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) based on real-time measurements of a p...