Method and system of detecting faults in a breathing assistance device
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A62B-007/00
A61M-016/00
출원번호
US-0469677
(2006-09-01)
등록번호
US-8322339
(2012-12-04)
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/ 주소
Gottlib, Kelly S.
Snyder, Philip K.
Fullmer, Michael J.
Porges, Charles E.
Setzer, Bonny
출원인 / 주소
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
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A breathing assistance system with functionality for detecting the existence of a fault condition may include a pressure detector, a flow detector and a fault detection system. The pressure detector may take pressure measurements, each measurement including a measurement of a gas flow rate in the br
A breathing assistance system with functionality for detecting the existence of a fault condition may include a pressure detector, a flow detector and a fault detection system. The pressure detector may take pressure measurements, each measurement including a measurement of a gas flow rate in the breathing assistance system. The flow detector may take flow rate measurements, each flow rate measurement including a measurement of has flow rate in the breathing assistance system. The fault detection system may process the pressure measurements and/or flow rate measurements to determine the existence of a fault condition associated with the breathing assistance system.
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1. A method of detecting a fault condition in a breathing assistance system for providing breathing assistance to a patient, the method performed by a control system configured to implement logic, instructions, and/or algorithms stored in computer readable storage media, the method comprising: the c
1. A method of detecting a fault condition in a breathing assistance system for providing breathing assistance to a patient, the method performed by a control system configured to implement logic, instructions, and/or algorithms stored in computer readable storage media, the method comprising: the control system receiving from a pressure sensor a plurality of pressure measurements taken over time, each pressure measurement comprising a measurement of a gas pressure in the breathing assistance system;the control system determining a filtered pressure error value by comparing the plurality of pressure measurements to a target pressure value, the determination including filtering a plurality of values;the control system receiving from a flow sensor a plurality of flow rate measurements taken over time, each flow rate measurement comprising a measurement of a gas flow rate in the breathing assistance system;the control system filtering the plurality of flow rate measurements to determine a filtered flow rate value; andthe control system comparing the filtered pressure error value to a pressure error threshold value;the control system determining the existence of a fault condition regarding the operation of the breathing assistance system, the fault condition determined based at least on both (a) the comparison of the filtered pressure error value to the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the filtering processes comprises an averaging process. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the filtering processes is performed using a low-pass filter. 4. A method according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the filtering processes is performed using an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter. 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein determining the filtered pressure error value comprises: filtering the plurality of pressure measurements to determine a filtered pressure measurement; andcomparing the filtered pressure measurement with the target pressure value to determine the filtered pressure error value. 6. A method according to claim 5, wherein filtering the plurality of pressure measurements to determine a filtered pressure measurement comprises averaging the plurality of pressure measurements. 7. A method according to claim 5, wherein filtering the plurality of pressure measurements to determine a filtered pressure measurement comprises using a low-pass filter. 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein determining the filtered pressure error value comprises: comparing the plurality of pressure measurements with the target pressure value to determine a plurality of pressure error values; andfiltering the plurality of pressure error values to determine the filtered pressure error value. 9. A method according to claim 8, wherein filtering the plurality of pressure error values to determine the filtered pressure error value comprises averaging the plurality of pressure error values. 10. A method according to claim 8, wherein filtering the plurality of pressure error values to determine the filtered pressure error value comprises using a low-pass filter. 11. A method according to claim 1, wherein determining the existence of a fault condition comprises: comparing the filtered pressure error value with a pressure error threshold value;comparing the filtered flow rate value with a flow rate threshold value; anddetermining the existence of a fault condition based at least on the results of the comparisons. 12. A method according to claim 11, wherein a fault condition is determined if (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is less than the flow rate threshold value. 13. A method according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the flow rate threshold value and the pressure error threshold value can be selected by a user. 14. A method according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the flow rate threshold value and the pressure error threshold value is automatically adjusted over time. 15. A method according to claim 11, wherein determining the existence of a fault condition comprises: determining number of instances in which (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is less than the flow rate threshold value;comparing the number of instances to a counter threshold value; anddetermining the existence of a fault condition based at least on the results of the comparison. 16. A method according to claim 1, further comprising communicating an alert detectable by a human if a fault condition is determined. 17. A method according to claim 1, further comprising disabling operation a source of pressurized gas flow associated with the breathing assistance system if a fault condition is determined. 18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the source of pressurized gas flow comprises a compressor. 19. A method according to claim 17, wherein the source of pressurized gas flow comprises a blower. 20. A method according to claim 1, wherein the source of pressurized gas flow comprises a wall gas source. 21. A method according to claim 1, wherein determining the existence of a fault condition comprises: comparing the filtered pressure error value with a pressure error threshold value;comparing the filtered flow rate value with a first flow rate threshold value; anddetermining the existence of a first fault condition if (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is less than the first flow rate threshold value;comparing the filtered flow rate value to a second flow rate threshold value; anddetermining the existence of a second fault condition if (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is greater than the second flow rate threshold value. 22. A method according to claim 21, wherein determining the existence of a fault condition further comprises: comparing a first counter value threshold to the number of instances in which (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is less than the flow rate threshold value;determining the existence of the first fault condition based at least on the results of the comparison of the number of instances in which (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is less than the flow rate threshold value;comparing a second counter value threshold to the number of instances in which (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is greater than the second flow rate threshold value; anddetermining the existence of the second fault condition based at least on the results of the comparison of the number of instances in which (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is greater than the second flow rate threshold value. 23. A method according to claim 22, wherein the second fault condition is associated with a decoupling of a patient interface from a patient. 24. A method according to claim 1, wherein determining the existence of a fault condition comprises: comparing the filtered pressure error value with a pressure error threshold value;comparing the filtered flow rate value with a first flow rate threshold value;comparing the filtered flow rate value with a second flow rate threshold value, the second flow rate threshold value being greater than the first flow rate threshold value; anddetermining the existence of a fault condition if (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value and (b) the filtered flow rate value is less than the first flow rate threshold value or greater than the second flow rate threshold value. 25. A method according to claim 1, wherein the breathing assistance system is adapted to provide at least one of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level CPAP to a patient. 26. A method according to claim 1, wherein the breathing assistance system is adapted to provide ventilation support to a patient. 27. A method of detecting a fault condition in a breathing assistance system for providing breathing assistance to a patient and including a gas flow source, and a plurality of sensors including the pressure sensor and the flow sensor, the method performed by a control system configured to implement logic, instructions, and/or algorithms stored in computer readable storage media, the method comprising: the control system receiving from a pressure sensor a plurality of pressure measurements taken over time, each pressure measurement comprising a measurement of a gas pressure in the breathing assistance system;the control system determining a filtered pressure error value based at least on the plurality of pressure measurements and a target pressure value, the determination including filtering a plurality of values;the control system receiving from a flow sensor a plurality of flow rate measurements taken over time, each flow rate measurement comprising a measurement of a gas flow rate in the breathing assistance system;the control system filtering the plurality of flow rate measurements to determine a filtered flow rate value; andthe control system determining the existence of a fault in the operation of the gas flow source based at least on both the filtered pressure error value and the filtered flow rate value. 28. A method according to claim 1, wherein: a fault in the operation of the gas flow source comprises a fault in the operation of a motor. 29. A method of detecting a fault condition in a breathing assistance system for providing breathing assistance to a patient, the method performed by a control system configured to implement logic, instructions, and/or algorithms stored in computer readable storage media, the method comprising: the control system receiving from a pressure sensor a plurality of pressure measurements taken over time, each pressure measurement comprising a measurement of a gas pressure in the breathing assistance system;the control system determining a filtered pressure error value based at least on the plurality of pressure measurements and a target pressure value, the determination including filtering a plurality of values;the control system receiving from a flow sensor a plurality of flow rate measurements taken over time, each flow rate measurement comprising a measurement of a gas flow rate in the breathing assistance system;the control system filtering the plurality of flow rate measurements to determine a filtered flow rate value;the control system comparing the filtered pressure error value to a pressure error threshold value;the control system comparing the filtered flow rate value to a flow rate threshold value;the control system determining the existence of a fault condition regarding the operation of the breathing assistance system, including:determining a fault condition to be present if both of the following are determined: (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value, and (b) the filtered flow rate value is less than the flow rate threshold value; anddetermining a fault condition not to be present if only one of the following is determined: (a) the filtered pressure error value is greater than the pressure error threshold value, and (b) the filtered flow rate value is less than the flow rate threshold value.
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