Bench model to simulate upper airway obstruction for analyzing automatic continuous positive airway pressure devices

J Rigau, JM Montserrat, H Wöhrle, D Plattner… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Background Automatic positive airway pressure (APAP) devices are increasingly being used
in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Some APAP devices present an unstable behavior …

Bench testing of auto-adjusting positive airway pressure devices

F Abdenbi, B Chambille… - European Respiratory …, 2004 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Continuous positive airway pressure devices are routinely used to treat sleep breathing
disorders. Automated devices that adjust the therapeutic pressure have recently been …

Response of automatic continuous positive airway pressure devices to different sleep breathing patterns: a bench study

R Farré, JM Montserrat, J Rigau, X Trepat… - American Journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Evaluating the usefulness of automatic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in
treating the sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is not easy because the algorithms …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative assessment of several automatic CPAP devices' responses: a bench test study

V Isetta, D Navajas, JM Montserrat… - ERJ Open …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Automatic continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices adjust the delivered
pressure based on the breathing patterns of the patient and, accordingly, they may be more …

Novel approach to simulate sleep apnea patients for evaluating positive pressure therapy devices

V Isetta, JM Montserrat, R Santano, AJ Wimms… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Bench testing is a useful method to characterize the response of different automatic positive
airway pressure (APAP) devices under well-controlled conditions. However, previous …

Effect of air leak on the performance of auto-PAP devices: a bench study

D Coller, D Stanley, S Parthasarathy - Sleep and Breathing, 2005 - Springer
Automatic positive airway pressure (auto-PAP) devices, used in the treatment of patients
with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), may not function optimally in the presence of an air …

All APAPs are not equivalent for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing: a bench evaluation of eleven commercially available devices

K Zhu, G Roisman, S Aouf… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2015 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: This study challenged on a bench-test the efficacy of auto-titrating positive
airway pressure (APAP) devices for obstructive sleep disordered breathing treatment and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of expiratory pressures generated by four different EPAP devices in a laboratory bench setting

G Sleeper, M Rashidi, KP Strohl, N Najimi, PL Chen… - Sleep Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective/background Expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) has been a treatment
option for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ULTepap is a new FDA-cleared …

Pressure-relief features of fixed and autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure may impair their efficacy: evaluation with a respiratory bench model

K Zhu, S Aouf, G Roisman… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2016 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Pressure-relief features are aimed at improving the patient's comfort
during continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea …

Bench Evaluation of Flow Limitation Detection by Automated Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Device

F Lofaso, G Desmarais, K Leroux, V Zalc, R Fodil… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Study objective Automatic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices that adjust
the pressure delivered to the patient are now available to treat sleep-disordered breathing …