A ventilation device for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of a patient has a gas flow generator, a gas delivery circuit optionally including a humidifier, a controller and sensors monitoring values of operational parameters of
A ventilation device for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of a patient has a gas flow generator, a gas delivery circuit optionally including a humidifier, a controller and sensors monitoring values of operational parameters of the device. The device further includes one or more relationships stored in data storage of the controller relating combinations of parameter values as being indicative of fault conditions of the device operation, the sensors and/or the fault detection process.
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1. A method of detecting a fault in an apparatus for supplying breathable gas to a patient at a positive pressure in connection with the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, the apparatus including a gas flow generator comprising a servo controlled motor and impeller, the method comprising: moni
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A method of detecting a fault in an apparatus for supplying breathable gas to a patient at a positive pressure in connection with the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, the apparatus including a gas flow generator comprising a servo controlled motor and impeller, the method comprising: monitoring first output from a breath detection module, the first output indicating whether the patient is breathing and being determined based at least in part on a patient respiratory flow signal calculated from parameters gathered from the apparatus;monitoring second output from an apnea detection module, the second output indicating whether the patient is experiencing an apneic event and also being determined based at least in part on the patient respiratory flow signal;determining whether the first output and the second output indicate that the patient is breathing and experiencing an apneic event at the same time;determining whether the first output and the second output indicate that the patient has neither breathed nor experienced an apneic event for a predetermined time period; andgenerating an alert of a likely fault in the apparatus (a) in response to a determination that the first output and the second output indicate that the patient is breathing and experiencing an apneic event at the same time, and (b) in response to a determination that the first output and the second output indicate that the patient has neither breathed nor experienced an apneic event for a predetermined time period. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein generated alerts are alerts indicative of likely software faults. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the breath detection and apnea detection modules are software modules residing on and executed under control of the apparatus. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises one or more of a motor speed transducer configured to produce a motor speed transducer signal, a pressure transducer configured to produce a pressure signal indicative of the pressure generated by the apparatus, and a flow transducer configured to produce a gas flow signal. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the respiratory flow signal is calculated based at least in part on the motor speed transducer signal, the pressure signal, and/or the gas flow signal. 6. An apparatus for supplying breathable gas to a patient at a positive pressure in connection with the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, comprising: a gas flow generator comprising a servo controlled motor and impeller;at least one sensor configured to monitor operating parameters of the apparatus;a controller configured to at least: selectively assert fault conditions based on analyses of monitored operating parameters;determine that a fault likely exists based at least in part on simultaneous assertion of two or more mutually exclusive fault conditions; andgenerate an alert responsive to the determination. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising: a breath detection module configured to generate first output indicating whether the patient is breathing based at least in part on a patient respiratory flow signal calculated from parameters gathered from the apparatus; andan apnea detection module configured to generate second output indicating whether the patient is experiencing an apneic event based at least in part on the patient respiratory flow signal;wherein the controller is further configured to at least: monitor the first output from the breath detection module;monitor the second output from the apnea detection module; anddetermine that the fault likely exists responsive to the first output and the second output indicating that the patient is breathing and experiencing an apneic event at the same time. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising: a breath detection module configured to generate first output indicating whether the patient is breathing based at least in part on a patient respiratory flow signal calculated from parameters gathered from the apparatus; andan apnea detection module configured to generate second output indicating whether the patient is experiencing an apneic event based at least in part on the patient respiratory flow signal;wherein the controller is further configured to at least: monitor the first output from the breath detection module;monitor the second output from the apnea detection module; anddetermine that the fault likely exists responsive to the first output and the second output indicating that the patient has neither breathed nor experienced an apneic event for a predetermined time period. 9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the generated alert is indicative of a likely software fault in a module associated with generation of first output indicating whether the patient is breathing and/or second output indicating whether the patient is experiencing an apneic event. 10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein a respiratory flow signal is calculated based at least in part on parameters gathered from a motor speed transducer signal generated by a motor speed transducer of the apparatus, a pressure signal indicative of the pressure generated by the apparatus generated by a pressure transducer of the apparatus, and/or a gas flow signal generated by a flow transducer of the apparatus. 11. An apparatus for supplying breathable gas to a patient at a positive pressure in connection with the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, comprising: a gas flow generator comprising a servo controlled motor and impeller;a breath detection module configured to generate first output indicating whether the patient is breathing based at least in part on a patient respiratory flow signal calculated from parameters gathered from the apparatus;an apnea detection module configured to generate second output indicating whether the patient is experiencing an apneic event based at least in part on the patient respiratory flow signal; anda controller configured to at least: monitor the first output from the breath detection module;monitor the second output from the apnea detection module;determine whether the first output and the second output indicate that the patient is breathing and experiencing an apneic event at the same time;determine whether the first output and the second output indicate that the patient has neither breathed nor experienced an apneic event for a predetermined time period; andgenerate an alert of a likely fault in the apparatus (a) in response to a determination that the first output and the second output indicate that the patient is breathing and experiencing an apneic event at the same time, and (b) in response to a determination that the first output and the second output indicate that the patient has neither breathed nor experienced an apneic event for a predetermined time period. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein generated alerts are alerts indicative of likely software faults. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the breath detection and apnea detection modules are software modules residing on and executed under control of the apparatus. 14. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising at least one of: a motor speed transducer configured to produce a motor speed transducer signal;a pressure transducer configured to produce a pressure signal indicative of the pressure generated by the apparatus; anda flow transducer configured to produce a gas flow signal. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to calculate the respiratory flow signal based at least in part on the motor speed transducer signal, the pressure signal, and/or the gas flow signal. 16. An apparatus for supplying breathable gas to a patient at a positive pressure in connection with the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing, comprising: a gas flow generator comprising a servo controlled motor and impeller;a breath detection module configured to generate first output indicating whether the patient is breathing based at least in part on a patient respiratory flow signal calculated from parameters gathered from the apparatus;an apnea detection module configured to generate second output indicating whether the patient is experiencing an apneic event based at least in part on the patient respiratory flow signal; anda controller configured to at least: calculate a patient respiratory flow signal based at least in part on operating parameters of the apparatus;generate first output indicating whether the patient is breathing based at least in part on the calculated patient respiratory flow signal;generate second output indicating whether the patient is experiencing an apneic event based at least in part on the calculated patient respiratory flow signal;determine that a fault likely exists based at least in part on the generated first and second output; andgenerate an alert responsive to the determination. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the determination that the fault likely exists is made responsive to the first output and the second output indicating that the patient is breathing and experiencing an apneic event at the same time. 18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the determination that the fault likely exists is made responsive to the first output and the second output indicating that the patient has neither breathed nor experienced an apneic event for a predetermined time period. 19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the breath detection and apnea detection modules are software modules residing on and executed under control of the apparatus, the generated alert being indicative of a likely software fault in the breath detection module and/or the apnea detection module. 20. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising at least one of: a motor speed transducer configured to produce a motor speed transducer signal;a pressure transducer configured to produce a pressure signal indicative of the pressure generated by the apparatus; anda flow transducer configured to produce a gas flow signal,wherein the respiratory flow signal is calculated based at least in part on parameters gathered from the motor speed transducer signal, the pressure signal, and/or the gas flow signal. 21. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the generated alert is indicative of a likely software fault.
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