Colin Sullivan (physician)
Colin Sullivan is an Australian physician, professor,[1] and inventor known for his invention of the nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) circuit, made of continuous flow machine and vented nasal mask, in June 1980.[citation needed]
Sullivan’s development of the nasal CPAP was a product of his long-term interest in the upper respiratory airway and its role in SIDS (aka crib death or cot death).[2] Prior to the invention of the nasal CPAP machine sleep apnea was often treated with radical measures such as tracheotomy.[3][4]
References
- ^ Personal page on Sydney University Website
- ^ Kathe G. Henke; Amanda J. Piper. "Sleep Pioneer Remembers the Early Days of CPAP". Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Sleepguide.com". Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Timeline of CPAP". Retrieved 28 April 2016.