ResMed AirCurve 11: A New Bilevel Therapy Experience

For patients who benefit from pressure support

AirCurve 11 VAuto and ASV* enable providers to make informed decisions about care and help drive positive therapy outcomes, and provide trusted algorithms and personalized patient support.

Bilevel therapy provides two levels of support: inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) and expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP).

AirCurve 11 VAuto

AirCurve 11 VAuto bilevel PAP devices treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea and help those struggling to adhere to PAP therapy.

AirCurve 11 ASV*

AirCurve 11 ASV* offers personalized therapy for patients presenting with central sleep apnea (CSA), obstructive sleep apnea, mixed apneas, and periodic breathing.

HCPC: E0470 (VAuto), E0471 (ASV)

These new devices combine the trusted algorithms of AirCurve 10 with ResMed Air11 features.

* ASV therapy is contraindicated in patients with chronic, symptomatic heart failure (NYHA 2-4) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 45%) and moderate to severe predominant central sleep apnea.

Image: Side-by-side images of the ResMed AirCurve 11 VAuto and AirCurve 11 ASV devices.

Image: A diverse couple smiling and looking upwards, representing patients benefiting from therapy.

Next-level support for patients and providers

With the inclusion of proven Air11 features, AirCurve 11 VAuto and AirCurve 11 ASV* equip patients and care teams with more tools to help them succeed.

Using coaching and the ability to track and view nightly sleep data, myAir™ and AirView™ together have been found to improve patient compliance from 70% to 87%.²

myAir™

The online coaching and support program and app for patients, acting like a personal sleep coach, enhanced with support for bilevel patients.*

AirView™

A secure, cloud-based system that helps providers manage patients, enabling an informed pathway to optimal care.

Masks

ResMed masks are designed to provide an optimized therapy experience with Air11 devices and myAir.

AirCurve 11 VAuto and ASV* bilevel devices feature the trusted algorithms used in AirCurve 10 devices.

Personal Therapy Assistant

One of the many features in myAir that offers interactive, voice-guided instructions and videos to help guide patients through equipment setup and get comfortable with therapy.**

The majority of surveyed patients who use Personal Therapy Assistant with their AirSense 11, part of the Air11 platform, reported that the feature helped them get started on PAP therapy.³

Care Check-In

Care Check-In questions specific to bilevel therapy goals and acclimation obstacles, providing support to patients and insights to providers.**

91% of CPAP patients who completed all Care Check-In checks achieved compliance for AirSense™ 11.⁴

Graphic: Transition from 70% to 87% with an arrow. A circular callout with text about Personal Therapy Assistant. A graphic showing 91% with a checkmark.

AirCurve 11 VAuto

Some patients find it challenging to adapt to CPAP therapy as they are unable to breathe against a continuous flow of air at a set pressure level. Adjusting becomes even harder when CPAP pressures must be higher to maintain airway patency. As a bilevel PAP device, AirCurve 11 VAuto is designed to improve comfort and help compliance by providing a higher pressure during inhalation and a lower pressure during exhalation. This design allows the device to align more closely with the patient's natural breathing pattern.

VAuto algorithm

VAuto features the Easy-Breathe waveform and renowned ResMed AutoSet™ algorithm—a widely clinically studied algorithm in the field of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). VAuto continually monitors each patient's unique breathing pattern on a breath-by-breath basis. The algorithm makes automatic adjustments to treat patients effectively and in the most comfortable way throughout the night. Working in sync with TiControl™, Vsync ensures patient-device synchrony even in conditions of high leak.

Key elements of the algorithm include:

• 1. AutoEPAP: Min EPAP and max IPAP set the pressure ranges in which the AutoSet algorithm can operate in response to flow limitation, snore, and obstructive apneas. This ensures a patient only receives the amount of pressure they need to optimize therapy.
• 2. Pressure support: Pressure support sets the difference between inspiratory and expiratory pressure and is fixed throughout the night.
• 3. Cycle sensitivity: The default cycle sensitivity setting is appropriate for most patients. However, for patients who might exhibit discomfort and synchrony challenges, trigger sensitivity can be adjusted to support initiation of IPAP with less patient effort. For patients who experience excessive or unintentional leak, cycle sensitivity enables fine-tuned sensing of the completion of the breath or patient exhalation.
• 4. TiControls: The default TiControls settings are appropriate for most patients. However, adjustments allow the clinician to set the Ti minimum and Ti maximum limits. These can play a significant role in maximizing synchronization by effectively intervening to limit or prolong the inspiratory time when required.

The VAuto algorithm is proven to have a positive effect on sleep quality and daytime sleepiness for patients switching from continuous pressure to ResMed VAuto bilevel therapy.⁵

Diagram: Line graph showing pressure over time, illustrating 'Pressure support' between 'MIN EPAP' and 'MAX IPAP'.

Graphic: Circular graphic with text stating 'The VAuto algorithm is proven to have a positive effect on sleep quality and daytime sleepiness for patients switching from continuous pressure to ResMed VAuto bilevel therapy.⁵'

AirCurve 11 ASV*

Standard therapies are often unable to fully normalize breathing for patients with pauses in breathing due to the absence of respiratory effort. These patients may present with central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, mixed apneas, or periodic breathing, leading to discomfort and arousals. ResMed's adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV*) device offers personalized therapy for these patients.

ASVAuto algorithm

Tracking 13 points on every breath cycle 50 times per second, the ASVAuto algorithm is designed to use each patient's unique minute ventilation target and respiratory rate to deliver therapy that stabilizes ventilation. Continuously monitoring the shape of the patient's breath informs the algorithm at what points trigger and cycle are occurring, and the length of inspiration, making therapy feel like the patient's own breath.

Key elements of the algorithm include:

• 1. Auto-adjusting inspiratory pressure support: Designed to counterbalance ventilatory instability, pressure support auto-adjusts to maintain each patient's unique minute ventilation target (tidal volume and respiratory rate) while maintaining patient-device synchrony and comfort.
• 2. AutoEPAP: Generated by ResMed's proven AutoSet algorithm that responds to flow limitation, snoring, and obstructive apneas, AirCurve ASV auto-adjusts expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) to maintain upper airway patency.
• 3. Auto backup rate: Uses breath phase mapping to provide a timed backup rate synchronized with the patient's own breathing to maintain the target minute ventilation in the case of apneas.

Research indicates patients with complex sleep apnea attained an almost 90% reduction of apnea hypopnea index (AHI) when treated with ASV vs. a 65% AHI reduction when treated with CPAP.⁶

A majority of sleep physicians say they trust ResMed AirCurve 10 ASV the most for treating central sleep apnea.⁷

* ASV therapy is contraindicated in patients with chronic, symptomatic heart failure (NYHA 2-4) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 45%) and moderate to severe predominant central sleep apnea.

Diagram: Diagram illustrating 'Breath phase mapping' with numbered points from 1 to 13, showing a waveform.

Graphic: Graphic showing '90%' with a checkmark and text about ASV vs. CPAP effectiveness for complex sleep apnea.

AirCurve 11 highlights

AirCurve 11 bilevel devices are designed to help improve the patient therapy experience while also helping you achieve your business goals through a powerful combination of features and settings.

• Sleek, modern design: Helps reduce the stigma of having a PAP device on the nightstand.
• Start/Stop button: Simple turning on/off with a single tap.
• Over-the-air updates: Delivers software and new digital features directly to the device.
• Removable water tub: Easy to fill and clean for active heated humidification.
• Touchscreen: Makes navigating settings simple and intuitive.
• Integrated cellular and Bluetooth communication: Enables secure and automated data transmission to the cloud for access in AirView and myAir.
• Integrated heated humidifier: Can be automatically controlled through the Climate Control feature or manually set by the user.
• Heated or non-heated tubing option: Heated tubing, such as ClimateLineAir 11, offers integrated heat to prevent condensation inside the tube.
• Disposable air filters: Made of fine mesh to filter out environmental particulates and provide cleaner air to patients.

Studies show that PAP patients with heated humidification systems spend significantly more time in REM sleep and use therapy for longer.⁸, ⁹

Image: The ResMed AirCurve 11 device with callouts pointing to its features: Sleek, modern design; Start/Stop button; Over-the-air updates; Removable water tub; Touchscreen; Integrated cellular and Bluetooth communication; Integrated heated humidifier; Heated or non-heated tubing option; Disposable air filters.

Sleep disordered breathing therapy matrix

AirCurve 11 VAuto and ASV*

Device ordering information

AirCurve 11 accessory ordering information