Tuesday, June 8, 2010

C-Flex and Bi-Flex

C-Flex and Bi-Flex are pressure relief technologies. The pressure relief feature helps the user transition from inhale to exhale with less effort. This feature came about because a common complaint amongst xPAP users is it is difficult to exhale when you are using xPAP. Respironics developed the Flex technologies in order to make patients feel more comfortable when using PAP therapy and to increase compliance or PAP usage.

C-Flex was developed for CPAP machines. When a user is breathing on a CPAP machine with C-Flex, the machine will sense when the user exhales and adjust the pressure. The machine will drop the PAP pressure for an instant in order for the patient to start the exhalation process with more ease. "Softer" is a common description of how it feels.

Bi-Flex is similar to C-Flex but designed for BiPAP. When the Bi-Flex feature is initiated on a BiPAP machine, the machine senses the inhalation and exhalation process. Just like C-Flex, the machine will drop the pressure for an instant when an exhale is sensed or EPAP. When the inhale is detected, the machine will switch to the predetermined IPAP, but will start with a drop in the IPAP pressure for a quick instant so the user can start the inhale breath more "softly".

A-Flex is designed for APAP machines and works very similarly to C-Flex.

For more information on the Flex technologies, a surf around the web will probably reveal much more than what I mentioned here. Happy reading!

As always, questions and comments are welcomed.

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