Devilbiss Intellipap Software

Would anyone please help me find full info on what data I could get from the latest software for an Intellipap I bought last year and am currently using. I discussed getting software with the person at cpap.com when deciding what to buy, she said that the software gave mostly data about compliance. I dont need that, but would get the software if it provides more and useful data about my sleep than the smartcode does. I am currently getting AHI indexes of 2.5 to 6.5 or higher and this is per hour, not per session. Could somebody please tell me what the software provides? I still have lots of symptoms of poor treatment. I am tired of low brain function and low energy. By the way I like the machine very much but desperate for better results. Thanks for any help y'all.

I do not have this machine but from cpap.com it says you need the module as well as the software. Go to these links:

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/devilb ... ystem.html (bottom of page)

and

https://www.cpap.com/SmartCode-Report-A ... s-Used.pdf

Is it the Intellipap AUTO you have or the Intellipap STANDARD?

If it's the Intellipap STANDARD, you will only get usage and not detailed data even with software.

Sorry guys, its the auto, and yes, I know I will need the module, but no need for any of that unless it will give the data I'm looking for. I want to separate my apneas from hypopneas, produce some type of graphs, tie in oximetry data, and other data. I want to try to discover why I feel tired even worse when my numbers look good. I suspect that it means I am not sleeping as deeply then. My therapy seems to go from good to not so good without much knowledge as to why. I love to be able to check easily each day what my numbers were from the night before, but the more info I get the better it will go and I feel like a lot is missing. I get a lot from the forums, this is my first post so I hope I am doing it right. I tried to edit my profile earlier, but couldnt get into it. Thanks everyone for your help and understanding.......Charlie

It looks like the software you want is available at the first link that Ms Snuffleupagus gave you.

It is available through cpap.com.

You can read reviews about what others said about the software and, as Ms Snuffleupagus said, if you scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the images to enlarge them you can see the reports that software will give you.

Charlie,
The DeVilbiss SmartLink software will give graphs that SmartCode does not.
The are rather rough.
Devilbiss responds the same way to apneas and hypopneas, and by default, defines almost all event as hypopneas. The only events considered apneas on a DeVilbiss (by default) are those in which you have between 90% and 95% obstruction.

I don't think knowing the split AI / HI will give you much info on this machine, since, as I said, no matter what the event is, the DeVilbiss will raise pressure at the same amount and the same speed.

By the way, AI stands for "Apnea Index" and it means "Apneas per hour", that is so by definition.

You can go to the following link, register, and view the webinars for autopap. You'll see examples of data you can get from software, albeit older software which is possibly slightly more detailed.

http://www.devilbissclinicaleducation.c ... Index.html

Thank You ozij for the info. Quite informative! I dont know if I will find the available data will help a great deal, but it is what it is, and more than I get now. I was hoping to view a more detailed flow chart and more, such as O2sats. I may have a machine which is not optimal for me, but I do like it a lot and I'd like to get all it is capable of. I have apparently had some level of OSA for at least 40 years and it has taken its toll. My hormones are all out of whack, I'm 100 pounds overweight, diabetic, have low testosterone, and my brain doesnt work as well as I'd like. If I can remove most or all the OSA events I might get back some of my health. I am determined, but am hoping it doesnt take 'magic' to get better. I looked at the available info, so thanks again ozij

I don't know if the DeVilbiss integrated O2 saturation is functional yet -- it might be, I haven't kept track of DeVilbiss since about July 2009. Back then the software module for integration didn't even exits, if I understood correctly. It needs a special oximeter even if it is.

I suggest you buy yourself a pulse oximeter first, and see if you can correlate SPO2 results with your AHI and the way you feel.

I bought an expensive one -- the SPO Medical 7500, its can be set to sample at 1 sec. intervals, and the software will show you events with high granularity -- down to 10 second spans.... I use mostly the 15 min. charts.
I found the correlation between ResMed's event recording and my SPO Medical very high and very consistent. Can't say the same about the other Auto I used -- PB's Good Knight 420E (nla).

The O2 saturation module for SmartLink has been in place since launch of the IntelliPAP and SmartLink Therapy Management System. Oximetry is recorded by the SmartLink Module using a Nonin XPOD oximeter. Currently, the Nonin nVision software is needed to score desaturations. As such, the oximetry data must be exported from SmartLink software and read into the nVision software to score the desats.

I am curious about version 1.6.40 of the smartlink software. In addition to making the software compatible with Windows 7, have there been any other improvements? Is the newest version of the software available for download?

Thanks!!

You can purchase the SmartLink software through CPAP.com (https://www.cpap.com/productpage/devilb ... tware.html) however I would advise you hold off as we are in final development stages of SmartLink 2.0.

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DeVilbiss Marketing wrote:You can purchase the SmartLink software through CPAP.com (https://www.cpap.com/productpage/devilb ... tware.html) however I would advise you hold off as we are in final development stages of SmartLink 2.0.

Will SmarkLink 2.0 require new hardware or can we just buy the new software and stick with our current data module?

Bob3000 wrote:

DeVilbiss Marketing wrote:You can purchase the SmartLink software through CPAP.com (https://www.cpap.com/productpage/devilb ... tware.html) however I would advise you hold off as we are in final development stages of SmartLink 2.0.

Will SmarkLink 2.0 require new hardware or can we just buy the new software and stick with our current data module?

DeVilbiss Marketing wrote:The O2 saturation module for SmartLink has been in place since launch of the IntelliPAP and SmartLink Therapy Management System. Oximetry is recorded by the SmartLink Module using a Nonin XPOD oximeter. Currently, the Nonin nVision software is needed to score desaturations. As such, the oximetry data must be exported from SmartLink software and read into the nVision software to score the desats.

I wonder if you could explain that statement.
It seems that in order to benefit from oximetery data one needs:

1. A Nonin external oximeter device
2. The Nonin software

What is the benefit of using the SmartLink to record the oximetry data ?

Bob3000 wrote:

DeVilbiss Marketing wrote:You can purchase the SmartLink software through CPAP.com (https://www.cpap.com/productpage/devilb ... tware.html) however I would advise you hold off as we are in final development stages of SmartLink 2.0.

Can you perhaps give some hints at to the major changes in the software?
For instance -- will the new version have higher granularity?

O.

ozij wrote:I wonder if you could explain that statement.
It seems that in order to benefit from oximetery data one needs:

1. A Nonin external oximeter device
2. The Nonin software

What is the benefit of using Smartcode to record the data?

I have been relying on the IntelliPap's SmartCode feature for six months, but I wanted detailed data (e.g. leak rate v. time, apnea v. time, etc.) I bought the SmartLink Therapy Management System with Module which provides all of this data, but the software that reads, manages, and presents the summary data is not great. If it's being upgraded to version 2.0 soon, it might be worth getting if I only have to pay $40 or so for the software, but it's not worth getting if they've changed the SmartLink module. And of course I'll have to wait to see what features are added or improved.