RESPIRATORY METHOD OR DEVICE

Autoclavable, corrugated, respiratory care tubing comprising thermoplastic material which is aliphatic olefin polymer, aromatic olefin block polymer or mixtures thereof, the material being hydrolytically stable, having a flexular modulus according to A.S.T.M. D-790 of less than 1800 kg/cm.sup.2, having...     

An incentive inhalation device which induces respiratory exercise and which is inexpensive, safe and easy to handle and operate. The device includes a container having a plurality of flow measurement chambers which are vertical when the device is in its upright position. In each chamber is housed a flow...     

In a breathing apparatus having a pressurized tank of a breathable gas, pressure reducing means attached to the outlet of said tank, a pressure gauge line attached to said pressure reducing means, and a breathing tube, the improvement comprising a quick connect-disconnect fluid coupling fluidly connected...     

An incentive inhalation device which induces respiratory exercise and which is inexpensive, safe and easy to handle and operate. The device includes a container having a plurality of flow measurement chambers which are vertical when the device is in its upright position. In each chamber is housed a flow...     

An inhalation device which induces respiratory exercise and which is inexpensive, safe and easy to handle and operate. The device includes a flow measurement container having a chamber in which is housed a flow rate indicator, such as a light-weight article or ball that normally rests at the bottom of...     

An electronic device comprises a casing having a temperature sensor mounted therein with insulated sensor-connecting wires of considerable length being exposed to the environment on an external surface of the casing which is covered over the wires with a thin metallic coating.

Device for sampling air in proportion to respiration, particularly the collection of air pollutants in proportion to the actual respiration of the wearer. The pump is supported adjacent the thoracic cavity by means of a harness and is activated by the expansion and contraction of the thoracic cavity...     

A medical patient or other individual exhales air through a pressure control exhalation valve at a pressure which remains substantially constant during exhalation and corresponds to the residual pressure desired within the lungs. The pressure control exhalation valve incorporates a disc-like valve member...     

An improved breathing method and apparatus for enabling a user, while at low altitude, e.g. sea level, to acclimate himself to high altitude conditions. The apparatus includes an inspiratory tube and an expiratory tube and means for selectively mixing a certain portion of oxygen-reduced expired air with...     

This invention relates to the combination of a number of pieces of separate functioning apparatus in order to accomplish the combined purposes of producing medical grade oxygen from air, saturating an inert isotonic liquid with the oxygen, adjusting the temperature of the oxygen saturated liquid to a...     

This application discloses a unilimb device of universal application to different types of breathing systems. The device comprises two gas carrying tubes, one within the other, the corresponding ends of the tubes being within two common terminal elements. One of the terminal elements provides for two...     

A filter replaces the oxygen canister of an oxygen breathing apparatus and the air flow path is modified to provide a realistic simulation for training personnel in the use of closed circuit breathing units.

A respirator having a combination demand air regulator to provide air to the user on demand and an exhaust check valve. The regulator diaphragm, by its inward movement during inhalation, causes the exhalation valve to close while regulating the intake of supply air. Conversely, the regulator diaphragm,...     

A respiratory exerciser and rebreathing device in which inhalation and exhalation chambers are provided for mixing exhaled air with ambient air to increase the carbon dioxide content of the air to be inhaled. A mouthpiece and a valve device between the mouthpiece and the chambers for directing the air...     

A ventilatory muscle training apparatus is disclosed which utilizes a gas rebreathing system having a reservoir and a mouthpiece for use in conveying gas into and out of the reservoir during inhalation and exhalation. An adjustable valve-like aperture is located in the system in a position to vent some...     

The recent rash of fires in high-rise hotels and deaths occasioned thereby has given rise to the need for a breathing device and method for supplying a hotel guest and/or fireman with fresh air until he can be rescued. The device and method of this invention provide for the insertion of a breathing tube...     

An openable face mask storage chamber is mounted on the inner side of an outer building wall. The mask or masks are connected through tubing to fresh air supplied through a conduit extending through the building wall to the outside. A closure cap is disposed on the outer conduit end and is actuatable...     

An apparatus to assist patient breathing during surgical procedures which include a patient on an operating table. The apparatus includes a member supporting a frame over an operating table. The frame is constructed and formed to support the surgical draperies and to supply oxygen-enriched air very close...     

A gas induction device 10 suitable for use in anaesthetizing a child comprises means 12 defining an outlet opening 14 and a flow passage 16 for gases leading to the outlet opening, and an artificial teat 18 connected to said means. The teat can be hollow and can contain a suitable medication 30 which...     

A training device simulating a personal breathing apparatus utilizes high pressure air canisters mounted within the breathing bags of a modified operational breathing apparatus. Air is supplied to the trainee through a plurality of regulators and valves via an air passage opened by a mechanical actuation...     

A surgical drape support for use in eye surgery or other surgery, for maintaining adjustable support of surgical drapes above the patient's nose and mouth, creating a small tent into which oxygen is supplied by a hose, allowing the patient to breathe freely. With the front legs of the support placed...     

An emergency breathing and warning system (100) is disclosed to provide an emergency means of obtaining fresh air for individuals trapped within a building containing noxious fumes or smoke. The emergency breathing and warning system (100) includes flanged conduit (122) which passes through an exterior...     

"A breathing system for divers includes a breathing bag (211) from which the inhalation gas to the diver is delivered and to which the exhalation gas from the diver is supplied, a compressed gas source for the supply of breathing gas, and a pneumatic cylinder/piston unit (308, 209) operatively connected...     

An improved respirator system which protects the head of the operator while allowing excellent visibility and improved breathing conditions in a contaminated environment is disclosed. The system includes a hose mask with facepiece having a lens which provides improved visibility to both sides, as well...     

A pulmonary muscle trainer consisting of a tubular body having a poppet valve dividing the body into two sections. The poppet is adjustably biased into the closed position, whereby inspiration of a given intensity will be sufficient to overcome the bias and allow air flow through the unit. The poppet...     

A nasal breath monitor, which uses separate sensors for each nostril to detect the flow of the breath, electronic circuitry to amplify and enhance the detected signal, and stereo headphones to bring this information to the ears.

A scavenging medical hood includes a hood for fitting over the head of a patient. A gas inlet port leads to the interior of the hood for supplying the interior of the hood with an appropriate respiratory gas and an aerosolized medicinal agent contained within that respiratory gas. A gas outlet connects...     

A liquid transfer device, which may be used as a drinking tube assembly to stablish fluid communication between the interior of a canteen and the interior of a protective mask, defines a pair of parallel fluid flow paths which respectively include opposite directly check valves. The parallel flow paths...     

A personal exhaust system for individual use by the members of a surgical team in an operating room. It may be employed in conjunction with a disposable hood or combination hood and gown worn by each such person. Each system includes a d.c. powdered motor and blower unit adapted to be connected, via...     

A breathing device for tracheotomy patients, comprising a holder (12) detachably connected to the outer end of a tracheal cannula (11) or to a stoma in the patient's throat, the holder holding detachably a regenerative heat-moisture exchanger (14). The holder (12) is an air-proof receptacle having a...     

A stoma stent system for treating patients after tracheostomy and maintenance of a tracheastomy tract includes a tubular stent for insertion in the trachea and several plug components which may be inserted into the open, free end of the stent for several functions. For example, a plug may have several...     

A mouth-held implement holder is disclosed having a socket at one end which receives the butt end of the implement. The opposite end of the holder is formed as a mouthpiece. The mouthpiece, on being inserted into the mouth, is gripped by the molars which extend along the sides of the upper and lower...     

Respirating apparatus for patients, formed by a housing which encloses means for forming and administering the respiratory gas, and in which the housing has the shape of a three sided prism or a cylinder sector.

A dispenser for an aqueous sialogogue for the mouth comprises: a) a reservoir for the aqueous sialogogue solution; b) passage means leading from the reservoir to a spray head; and c) a plurality of orifices in the spray head, whereby actuating the spray head causes a plurality of streams to be directed...     

An artificial respiration teaching device having in combination a hollow plastic head having mouth and throat openings, an inflatable bag removeably attached about the throat opening and adapted to receive air blown into the mouth of the head and through the throat.

A valve assembly for use in breathing apparatus which is made in two sub-assemblies to facilitate repair at low cost. One assembly is adapted to be detachably mounted to a face mask and carries modules for communication accessories. A second subassembly is threadedly attached to the first sub-assembly...     

A nose clip for aquatic usage has an arc-shaped bridge portion having a front convex part and two rear edges, and two pear-shaped portions extending downwardly from the rear edges of the bridge portions and formed to be applied onto side surfaces of nostrils over a significant area and to press the latter...     

An anti-snore device as disclosed which is intended to alleviate benign loud snoring and to minimize mild to moderate sleep apnea disorders. The anti-snore device comprises a mouthpiece formed from a moldable thermal-plastic material having an upper surface portion which substantially covers the entire...     

A nasal tube holder which provides a comfortable and close fitting holder assembly capable of use for reasonably long periods of time, the holder having head attachment loops made of a flexible material adapted to conform to a patient's face, the loops having central tube holder clip elements at a forward...     

A pressurized ventilation system to supplement patient respiration which enables introduction and atomization of prescribed liquids and removal of condensation while maintaining pressurization and functions of the ventilation system and minimizing hazards due to contamination. An atomizer outlet is positioned...     

A respirator hose support pad for tracheostomy patients, and method of use thereof for providing strain relief, and for reducing respirator machine induced intermittent hose movement, vibration, and fluid passage from the respirator hose into the patient. The support pad has a hook and loop fastener...     

An apparatus is provided for use in deep breathing exercises and includes a bag capable of expanding and contracting, a pipe connected to the bag for allowing air to be blown into the bag, and a check valve provided at an outlet hole of the pipe. At least the air outlet hole of the pipe and the check...     

An interactive system for training a patient in the use of an inhalation device. The system includes a pre-training module in which one or more performance parameters are established in a patient-specific manner, and a training module in which actual performance parameters are monitored and compared...     

A bite block to protect against a patient's biting into an instrument inserted through the mouth in a medical procedure. As a patient bites on the block against a sloping channel, the block is more firmly seated in the mouth, and the tongue is more firmly held depressed.

A portable peak flow meter for monitoring the expiratory flow rate of a user includes an on-line metering unit having a combination cover and handle. The metering unit, which has opposed mouthpiece and exit ends, is of generally rectangular construction. A pair of opposed and hinged cover elements are...     

A method for anesthetizing a patient comprising providing to the patient for breathing stable xenon, oxygen and helium and a gas mixture suitable therefor.

A humidifier (10) is provided which includes a body (16) defining a plenum (32) for receiving air and a quantity of water therewithin, said body (16) further presenting a tubular inlet (18) and a-tubular outlet (20), and a baffle (34) for directing the flow of air therethrough, said body (16) being integrally...     

A portable emergency breathing apparatus provides both a source of breathing gas and a source of light to a person confronted by an emergency situation. Breathing gas from a supply container is distributed through a mouthpiece to the user. Further, a flashlight is removably affixed to the breathing gas...     

A treatment system includes a vaporizer, a tent for maintaining a high humidity environment in a chamber around at least the upper body of an individual under treatment, and a flexible conduit from the vaporizer to the chamber. The tent includes a supporting framework and a porous fabric supported by...     

A clamping mechanism for use in conjunction with or forming an integral part of a laryngeal mask airway, for the purpose of forming a seal between the mask and the entrance to the larynx; the seal is sufficient to overcome the danger of aspiration of regurgitated or vomited matter into the lungs.

An air reservoir (4) intended for regulating the pressure in the sealing cuff of a respiration catheter has a wall consisting of an elastic membrane (3). The reservoir also functions as a pressure gauge, the elastic membrane when inflated being caused to contact a semitransparent plate (2) which is firmly...     

A stylet for use in both oral and nasal endotracheal intubation comprises a flexible member, a collar slidably mounted thereon, a handle mounted at one end of and along the longitudinal axis of the flexible member and a fixed length filament attached to a distal end of the flexible member and the collar....     

The expansion valve unit, coupled to a lever of a diaphragm by means of a rod unit extending through the internal cavity of the housing, includes heat exchange with the surrounding medium, a rod support at the end of the rod unit opposite the valve unit, being also advantageously associated with a heat...     

An endoscopic mouth guard having a smoothly contoured, waisted tube merging into a peripheral flange at the front end of said tube, a manifold integral with the front face of said flange defining a closed ended, transverse distribution duct, and two open ended, upwardly directed branch ducts ending,...     

An apparatus for conserving oxygen delivered to a patient including a flat annular housing with an interior chamber having an outlet and inlet port, with the outlet port affixed to a flow check valve. The interior chamber is divided by a flexible diaphragm with the diaphragm and one wall of the housing...     

A swivel connector is provided for use in either an intravenous liquid supply line or an oxygen supply line to allow the line to rotate to prevent kinking. A body portion is provided having a cylindrical cavity formed in one end thereof, and a hollow, cylindrical male member slides into the cylindrical...     

An assembly has a tracheal tube and an adaptor having a connecting tube insertable in the tracheal tube and a connecting piece connectable with a resuscitation tube. The adaptor has at least one clamping member adapted to press a part of the tracheal tube located on the connecting tube from outside and...     

A method of administering a surfactant dispersion to the lungs of a patient in need of such treatment is disclosed. The method comprises heating the dispersion and nebulizing the heated dispersion to produce respirable surfactant particles. The respirable surfactant particles delivered to the lungs of...     

A manufacturing process to produce a laryngeal mask substantially as described in UK Patent GB2205499B consists in a mould which manufactures the inflatable annular ring formation of the device in an inverted form. This allows a more rigid core in the cavity mould or alternatively a dip-moulding process,...     

A guide for an esophageal echo probe includes a bite block with a collar about one end thereof to seat about the patient's mouth and a sleeve of low friction, flexible, form-retaining material having a generally arcuate configuration and dimensioned and configured to extend from the patient's mouth through...     

A method of delivering a protein, in particular insulin, to the lungs. The method is characterized in that an aerosolized mist of small particles is produced in an associated medicament delivery chamber, the distance from the chamber to the patient's mouth is set to slow the speed of aerosol particles...     

An airline seat is arranged with a compartment formed at an upper end portion of the airline seat, with the compartment having an entrance door pivotally mounted relative to the compartment permitting access to handles and a blanket mounted within the compartment. The blanket is formed of a fire retardant...     

A suction control valve is disclosed which includes a primary suction device access and an ancillary suction device access. The valve includes an actuator which is movable between a first position in which the primary access is closed against suction pressure therethrough, to a second position in which...     

A method of treating sleep apnea by the novel application of pressure varying from ambient pressure to external portions of a patient's neck, and a novel breathing mask seal apparatus.

The present invention provides for improved delivery of anaesthetic to an airway. By the invention, topical airway anaesthesia is passively provided. A method in accordance with the invention, provides for release of a suitable anaesthetic in aerosolized form from a canister containing the anaesthetic,...     

A cabinet housing CPR masks and non-sterile hypoallergenic latex gloves is mounted on a wall in a visible location. A plastic tie seal maintains the cabinet door closed. In the event of a CPR emergency, the seal is pulled, twisted and thereby broken, the door opened and the mask and gloves removed. When...     

A snorkel and buoyancy control apparatus is provided for a snorkeler who employs a snorkel tube assembly for receiving inhaled air. The snorkel and buoyancy control apparatus includes a mouthpiece/selector valve assembly, connected to the snorkel tube assembly, for receiving inhaled air from the snorkel...     

The apparatus comprises a first tubular part (1) comprising an air inlet (4) wherein the patient may breathe out and in. A second part (2), inclined upwardly, comprises an outlet duct (5) having a conical shape and in which is disposed a spherical ball (6) having a diameter larger than the dimensions...     

A portable hypobaric sleeping chamber for acclimatization to high altitude or athletic conditioning is provided, capable of maintaining internal pressures about 0.1 to about 10 psi below ambient.

The present invention relates to an aerosol and non-aerosol spray counter whereby when a spray container is depressed, an automatic counting mechanism is activated.

An improved inhaler and medicated packet which uses a patient's breath to send powdered medication into the oral cavity of the patient. The inhaler is reusable and controls both the rate of airflow inside the chamber and prevents the patient from blowing into the inhaler. Disposable medicated packets...     

This describes an emergency breathing device for a person buried in snow. Snow contains considerable air. The person inhales through a mouthpiece connected via tubing and a one-way valve to an inhalation chamber. The surface of the inhalation chamber is covered by an inhalation membrane permeable to...     

An anesthesia system has a fresh gas source for supplying a defined flow of fresh respiratory gas to a respiratory circuit wherein the flow is regulated by a flow valve which is controlled on the basis of a flow measured by a flow meter. The anesthesia system is permits the flow meter to be calibrated...     

A mask adaptor ring for connecting a medication inhaler having an extended cylindrical breathing tube to masks with attachment connections of child and adult size, the mask adaptor comprising a compound annular ring with a central opening, the central opening having an inlet end and an outlet end, the...     

An apparatus (14) for detecting carbon dioxide in exhaled gas is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an indicating element (10) for changing color when exposed to carbon dioxide and a carbon dioxide shield (12) for absorbing a predetermined level of carbon dioxide from the exhaled gas before exposing...     

A mask adaptor ring for connecting a medication inhaler having an extended cylindrical breathing tube to masks with attachment connections of child and adult size, the mask adaptor comprising a compound annular ring with a central opening, the central opening having an inlet end and an outlet end, the...     

An apparatus for use with a snorkel having a breathing tube with an upper end, the apparatus being constructed and arranged to prevent splash water from entering the snorkel tube, and including a tubular housing portion defining a Z-axis and a cylindrical interior volume, having a splash opening, defining...     

A nasal dilator that prevents the outer wall tissue of the nasal passages of the nose from drawing in during breathing comprises a truss member. The truss member includes a flexible strip of material having a first end region, a second end region and an intermediate segment. The first and second end...     

A nasal dilator that prevents the outer wall tissue of the nasal passages of the nose from drawing in during breathing comprises a truss member. The truss member includes a flexible strip of material having a first end region, a second end region and an intermediate segment. The first and second end...     

The present invention comprises both the method and an apparatus to cool persons in a hot environment. It does this by providing breathing air at a temperature that would not be easily tolerated by the skin without vascular constriction and a decoupling of the cooling process. It would provide air at...     

A nasal dilator for preventing outer wall tissue of nasal passages of a nose from drawing in during breathing. There is a spring member for bridging a human nose, the spring member extending over the bridge and at least partly beyond the bridge on both sides of the bridge. A pad with an adhesive surface...     

A nasal dilator for preventing outer wall tissue of nasal passages of a nose from drawing in during breathing. There is a spring member for bridging a human nose, the spring member extending over the bridge and at least partly beyond the bridge on both sides of the bridge. A pad with an adhesive surface...     

A drug capsule comprises a sleeve forming a side wall of the capsule and having first and second end caps which close the opened ends of the sleeve. The end faces of the end caps are frangible so that they can be ruptured by the open ends of the sleeve by causing the end caps to be displaced along the...     

A sealing and retaining arrangement for a humidifier with separable top and bottom members and an attaching arrangement for rigidly connecting a ventilator or other respiratory device to the top of the humidifier in a predetermined, fixed position. The sealing and retaining arrangement is designed for...     

A therapeutic device, with which during inhalation or exhalation an oscillating air resistance is generated, for improving breathing and expectoration of a patient has a bent tube section with a first and a second end. The tube section has an inner wall surface. A first mouthpiece is connected to the...     

The integrated breathing system of the present invention incorporates a mask covering the nose and mouth, an intake having two side hoses and a central inlet tube, and a window mount. The two side hoses attach to the opposite sides of the mask and surround the user's head for stability, connecting in...     

An endotracheal tube (12) ventilates air from the lungs of a patient when inserted into the trachea. A second flexible tube (14) is closely joined to the endotracheal tube (12) in a side-by-side relation. The second flexible tube (14) slidably receives a catheter or endobronchial blocker (16) which has...     

A personal health care system utilizing a unitary command center having a computer for receiving, storing, processing, and transmitting information, and a plurality of interfacing ports. Each interfacing port is adapted to accept a plurality of different patient monitoring sensor modules, a plurality...     

A suction device for withdrawing an object obstructing the breathing passage of a choking victim. The device includes a vacuum pump comprising a cylinder housing a flexible plunger, an external for moving the plunger, and a face mask for applying vacuum to the face of the victim. The face mask seals...     

In order to dilate nasal passages and to increase the ease with which respiration may be carried out through the nose, tape members are adhered to the wearer's face between a location adjacent the nose just below the medial infra orbital region and a location just inferior to the zygomatic ridge. The...     

A nasal dilator for preventing outer wall tissue of nasal passages of a nose from drawing in during breathing. There is a spring member for bridging a human nose, the spring member extending over the bridge and at least partly beyond the bridge on both sides of the bridge. A pad with an adhesive surface...     

A respiration device for preventing Sleep Apnea and snoring of patients. The device comprises a nose-mask and a housing with an inhalation and an exhalation, one-way, elastically self-closing, preferably diaphragm-type valves. The exhalation valve is adapted to close against a predetermined, elevated...     

A patient airway bite block which can be used together with laryngeal mask airways (LMAs), oral endotracheal tubes, and similar patient airways. The bite block includes a bite block portion which is wedge-shaped and defines a posterior portion and an anterior portion and has upper and lower non-incisor...     

The present invention relates to an arrangement for the acceptance of an object such as a measuring device, sensor, probe, tube for use in the mouth, nose or other body orifice of a person or animal. A pressure applying component of the arrangement is capable of being applied externally around the orifice...     

A portable aspirator having a rigid lightweight housing fabricated by rotational molding. The housing has a smooth outer surface to allow for the easy cleaning and disinfecting of human fluids, thereby preventing the spread of disease by blood-borne pathogens. A shelf, which can be attached an inner...     

A nasal dilator device comprising two molded, rigid, substantially cylindrical insert pieces fixed to each other by a connecting strip at the respective bases thereof. Each insert piece is inserted into a vestibule of the nose to expand the area of the nostril, thereby enhancing breathing.

Oxygen is supplied to a pediatric patient through a plaything coupled to an oxygen source. Oxygen is dispensed through the plaything through one or more oxygen ports which allow the patient to interact with the plaything while maintaining a flow of oxygen near the mouth and nose of the patient for maximum...     

A breathing bag arm assembly that is affixed to a medical apparatus such as an anesthesia machine or component thereof. The breathing bag arm assembly comprises three moving parts, a base connector that rotatable attaches to the medical apparatus, a bent tube that is affixed to the base connector and...     

The snorkel with a strobe light includes a strobe light mounted in a casing. A transparent cap covers the light at the top of the casing. A controllable strobe circuit also mounted in the casing. The strobe circuit includes a user actuatable switch and a battery which, in connection with the strobe circuit,...     

Nasal dilators and methods for improving the breathing of individuals are provided. The dilator includes an elongated substrate having top and bottom surfaces and a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed on the bottom surface. A resilient member is bonded to the substrate to provide a gentle expanding...