US Patent Issued to New York University on Feb. 11 for "System and method for automated titration of continuous positive airway pressure using an obstruction index" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,530, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to New York University (New York).

"System and method for automated titration of continuous positive airway pressure using an obstruction index" was invented by Indu A. Ayappa (New York), Robert G. Norman (New Windsor, N.Y.) and David M. Rapoport (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a system including an air pressure supply arrangement, a sensor and a titration device. The air pressure supply arrangement provides air pressure to a patient's airways. The sensor detects input data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns of a plurality of breaths. The titration device receive...