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Device description
APAP
(point 2 AutoCPAP only)
In APAP mode (Automatic Positive Airway Pressure),
the point 2 automatically controls the therapy pres-
sure in relation to the respiratory events occurring.
The device is equipped with a special sensor system
that can reliably distinguish
between obstructive apnea
(airways are closed) and cen-
tral sleep apnea (respiratory
arrest with open airways).
Obstructive apnea can be
corrected with an automatic
increase in pressure. Central
sleep apnea automatically
results in a drop in pressure.
Hypopnea (
fl
ow reduction,
snoring) results in a rise in
pressure with a lower speed.
Normal respiration results in
a slow drop in pressure.
The maximum values to which the pressure level may
rise or fall are speci
fi
ed by the selection of settings. The
device commences therapy once switched on with the
starting pressure, which is likewise adjustable.
20
I
time
P-Max
P-Min
4
E
E
I
I
= inspiration
E
= expiration
pressure
[hPa]
APAP with P-Min and P-Max limits
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