Michael Joseph Kane

US Patent:

7717110, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Sep 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/235520

Inventors:

Michael T. Kane - Harrison City PA, US
Susan L. Bann - Glenshaw PA, US
Rochelle Siirola - Pittsburgh PA, US
Winslow K. Duff - Export PA, US
Leonardo A. Baloa - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

RIC Investments, LLC - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

F16K 31/02

US Classification:

12820421, 12820423

Abstract:

A system and method for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. A characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas is monitored and used to determine a Target Flow for the gas delivered to the patient. The Target Flow is set to a level sufficient to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration or a sleep disordered breathing event. The Target Flow is altered if the patient experiences a sleep disordered breathing event. In a further embodiment, the system determines an apnea detection time (Tapnea) as Tinsp plus a constant, and delivers a machine triggered breath if an amount since the start of inspiration reaches Tapnea. Yet another embodiment monitors the characteristic during an inspiratory phase of a respiratory cycle, and controls the flow of gas during the inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle based on a result of this comparison.

US Patent:

8220456, Jul 17, 2012

Filed:

Mar 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/751081

Inventors:

Michael Thomas Kane - Harrison City PA, US
Susan L. Bann - Glenshaw PA, US
Rochelle E. Siirola - Pittsburgh PA, US
Winslow K. Duff - Export PA, US
Leonardo A. Baloa - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

RIC Investments, LLC - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

F16K 31/02

US Classification:

12820421, 12820423

Abstract:

A system and method for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The system monitors a characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas and determines a Target Flow for the gas to be delivered to the patient based on the monitored characteristic. The Target Flow is set to a level sufficient to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration or a sleep disordered breathing event. The system also alters the Target Flow based on a determination that the patient is experiencing a sleep disordered breathing event. The system further determines a pressure relief component and controls the flow of gas delivered to the patient based on the Target Flow and the pressure relief component.

US Patent:

20110303223, Dec 15, 2011

Filed:

Jan 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/201937

Inventors:

Michael T. Kane - Harrison City PA, US
Gregory Matthews - Pittsburgh PA, US
Benjamin Irwin Shelly - Pittsburgh PA, US
Heather Dawn Ressler - New Alexandria PA, US

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. - EINDHOVEN

International Classification:

A61M 16/00

US Classification:

12820423

Abstract:

A method of operating a ventilator or pressure support system that automatically determines a timed back up rate for the patient based on the patient's spontaneous breathing patterns. The aggressiveness of the determined rate increases as the patient takes less spontaneous breaths. Also, a method wherein one or more mechanisms are used to determine whether a machine breath should be issued. Each mechanism consists of a basic timing element coupled with one or more logical permits. Both the timing element and each of the one or more logical permits must be satisfied to allow the timing mechanism to trigger a machine breath.

US Patent:

20120255552, Oct 11, 2012

Filed:

Jun 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/529163

Inventors:

MICHAEL T. KANE - HARRISON CITY PA, US
SUSAN L. BANN - GLENSHAW PA, US
ROCHELLE SIIROLA - PITTSBURGH PA, US
WINSLOW K. DUFF - EXPORT PA, US
LEONARDO A. BALOA - PITTSBURGH PA, US

Assignee:

RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC - WILMINGTON DE

International Classification:

A61M 16/00

US Classification:

12820423

Abstract:

A system and method for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The system monitors a characteristic that varies based on variations of the flow of the breathing gas and determines a Target Flow for the gas to be delivered to the patient based on the monitored characteristic. The Target Flow is set to a level sufficient to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration or a sleep disordered breathing event. The system also alters the Target Flow based on a determination that the patient is experiencing a sleep disordered breathing event. The system further determines a pressure relief component and controls the flow of gas delivered to the patient based on the Target Flow and the pressure relief component.

US Patent:

20120298108, Nov 29, 2012

Filed:

Dec 17, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/521544

Inventors:

Michael Thomas Kane - Harrison City PA, US
Benjamin Irwin Shelly - Pittsburgh PA, US

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. - EINDHOVEN

International Classification:

A61M 16/00

US Classification:

12820423

Abstract:

A system for controlling and regulating breathing gas supplied to a patient that includes a pressure generator system that provides breathing gas to a patient and a patent circuit that delivers the breathing gas to the patient. The system includes an interface device coupled to the patient circuit to communicate the flow of gas to the patient' airway. A sensor detects a parameter indicative of a flow of breathing gas delivered to the patient. A controller coupled to the sensor and the pressure generator system measures at least one characteristic of respiratory airflow of a patient and calculates a target breath-amplitude-based parameter and a time-based parameter of at least a portion of the patient's respiratory cycle to be delivered to the patient based on the at least one characteristic of respiratory airflow.

US Patent:

20190184123, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Dec 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/224848

Inventors:

- Eindhoven, NL
MICHAEL THOMAS KANE - HARRISON CITY PA, US

International Classification:

A61M 16/06
A61M 16/08

Abstract:

An interface device for delivering a flow of a treatment gas to an airway of a patient includes: a conductive element positioned on a surface such that the conductive element directly contacts the patient when the interface device is positioned on the patient for delivering the flow of the treatment gas to the airway of the patient; and a conductive pathway extending from a first end which is electrically connected to the conductive element to an opposite second end which is structured to be electrically connected to earth ground.

US Patent:

20150250964, Sep 10, 2015

Filed:

May 20, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/717045

Inventors:

- EINDHOVEN, NL
MICHAEL THOMAS KANE - HARRISON CITY PA, US
GREGORY DELANO MATTHEWS - PITTSBURH PA, US
HEATHER DAWN RESSLER - BLAIRSVILLE PA, US

International Classification:

A61M 16/00
A61M 16/06

Abstract:

A pressure support methodology and system that utilizes at least two, and possibly all three, of information relating to (i) airway patency, i.e., the degree to which the patient's airway is open, (ii) the primary cause of the current sleep disordered breathing event, and (iii) the patient's response to previous pressure changes to automatically titrate pressure when presented with a sleep disordered breathing event. In another embodiment, pressure may be automatically titrated based solely on the primary cause of the sleep disordered breathing event.