Automated stop/start control in the administration of CPAP treatment (US6240921)


	Parent Case:			CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 08/347,552, filed Nov. 29, 1994.
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	First Claim: Show all 5 claims			What is claimed is: 1. A method for controlling an apparatus for the administration of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, the apparatus having a controllable flow generator coupled to an air delivery circuit, in turn coupled to a mask for the supply of CPAP treatment to a patient's airways, the method comprising the steps of: determining that the patient is wearing said mask, and if being worn controlling commencement of the administration of CPAP treatment by activating said flow generator, said determining steps comprising: (a) detecting flow of air in said air delivery circuit; (b) detecting a pressure change in said air delivery circuit; and (c) detecting proximity of the patient's face with said mask.
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