Personal medical-device research
An early exploration of a repairable positive-airway-pressure machine, with accessible firmware, therapy logs and cleanable air-contact parts.
Design and research · public preview
How it works
Select a part to see its role, the decisions behind it, and what still needs evidence.
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Choose a quiet blower and define its control envelope.
Fixed pressure, automatic pressure and bilevel control are separate design choices. Their sensing, response and fault handling have not been selected.
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Study pressure, flow and leakage together.
Measurement and leak estimation would inform control and logging. This preview does not provide settings or treatment recommendations.
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Explore cleanable humidification and air-contact materials.
Glass, metal and silicone are material candidates. Cleanability, condensation, compatibility and validated processing remain questions for the actual assembly.
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Make firmware behavior and logs inspectable.
Open data and fault records are goals. Any future controller needs independently defined power-failure behavior and protective interlocks.
Design principles
Prefer components whose purpose, wear and replacement can be understood.
A proposed cleaning chamber is its own research problem; its methods are not validated for a breathing path.
Explore compatible, documented logs without claiming medical interpretation.
Project status
Seed-stage personal research. No device, pressure-control system or cleaning process is designed, built or validated. A prescribed, cleared machine remains the therapy reference.
Source and project notesThe source repository requires authorized access. This public page contains a curated explanation and original schematic illustrations.
