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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7282032 | Portable respiratory diagnostic device A portable, handheld device for measuring lung- and airway-specific respiratory parameters. The device defines a chamber in fluid communication with a mouthpiece. A sensor and/or a flow sensor monitor pressure and/or airflow within the device. A respiratory gas sour... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7210353 | Multimedia feature for diagnostic instrumentation A system and method for obtaining hearing ability related data from a subject outputs tones or sounds and monitors the subject's responses to the tones or sounds. An error condition is detected based on the responses, and corrective instructions are automatically de... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207947 | System and method for detecting circadian states using an implantable medical device Techniques are provided for detecting the circadian state of a patient using an implantable medical device based on selected blood carbon dioxide (CO2) parameters. In one example, the implantable device tracks changes in end tidal CO2 (etCO | 04/24/2007 |
| 7055520 | Device and method for detecting the flow of a gas A device for detecting the flow of a gas from an opening comprising a chamber with an inlet, the chamber carrying a pressure displaceable member with an inner face exposed to the interior of the chamber and an outer face exposed to the ambient pressure such that the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028686 | Inhaled insulin dosage control delivery enhanced by controlling total inhaled volume Dosages of inhaled insulin are controlled within a narrow range by controlling the total volume of air inhaled by a patient. By repeatedly delivering aerosolized insulin with the same total inhaled volume of air, the amount of insulin delivered to the patient each t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029442 | Vital-information measuring device The measurement results judging means 80 judges whether or not the measurement of vital signal. In the case where it has been judged that all of the measurements of the vital signal used for the measurement of such plurality of vital-information are normal, s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6926821 | Water treatment device with volumetric and time monitoring features A totalization meter system for a water treatment device, the device having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, and a channel for channeling water between the inlet and outlet apertures. A flow reactive device is positioned in the channel and is exposed to the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904941 | Helically formed cylinder of varying length and diameter A variable diameter cylinder made from a sheet having first and second edges that are opposite to each other and that slideably connect with each other to form a helical joint of a cylinder such that sliding the edges of the sheet along the joint varies a diameter a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6656129 | Flow based incentive spirometer An improved flow based incentive spirometer operable through a range of user set flow rates and being adapted to receive a supplemental flow of Oxygen without requiring any change in the calibration of the device or effecting the patient's monitoring of u... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6308705 | Integrated lung therapy method In a lung therapy method, hyperpolarized gas is administered for one breath to a subject, and a magnetic resonance scan of at least one lung of the subject is conducted. The data obtained from the scan are evaluated, specifically to determine the extent a... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6165105 | Apparatus and method for training of the respiratory muscles Apparatus for exercising the muscles of the respiratory system for improving endurance. The apparatus includes a bag which is inflatable for receiving a predetermined volume of expired air. A valve is closed during rebreathing of expired air in the bag an... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5535740 | Disposable pressure gauge for resucitators A disposable pressure gauge comprises a pair of bellows members, a returning member that tends to return the bellows members to a base-line position, and a housing member that contains the pair of bellows member and returning member. The pair of bellows m... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5431636 | Device for equalizing pressure in the middle ear A device for equalizing the pressure in the middle ear is comprised of a unit having one end that is to be positioned in a nostril and an opposite end that is provided with a rib. A balloon is positioned on the unit adjacent the rib. The unit is provided ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5245991 | Apparatus for supporting deep breathing and check valve for the same A therapeutic apparatus for promoting deep breathing in a user has an elastic bag capable of expanding and contracting, the bag having an inlet, and a pipe with a bag engaging flange around one end connected to the bag inlet and a normally closed check va... | 09/21/1993 |
| 4903693 | Xenon inhalation apparatus A xenon inhalation apparatus for introducing a mixed gas of xenon and oxygen into the lungs of a patient includes a respiration face mask, bellows having exhalation and inhalation ports, storing the mixed gas therein, and capable of varying its volume dep... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4817626 | Nasal exhaler and method A nasal exhaler is disclosed which simply and efficiently allows for equalization of atmospheric pressure within eustachian tubes, sinus cavitites, and ear drums. The disposable exhaler includes a hollow member detachably coupled with a balloon-type infla... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4635647 | Incentive spirometer employing bellows air flow sensor Disclosed is an incentive spirometer employing a collapsible bellows switch mechanism for determining when the rate of air flow into a patient's lungs is within a desired range. A timing circuit determines the time during which the flow rate is within the... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4498472 | Smoke mask A protective breathing apparatus for traversing toxic smoke zones, having a face mask portion covering the nose and mouth of a user in a sealed relationship to the face, a pleated flexible vessel made of a gas-impermeable material and capable of containin... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4487207 | Lung exercising device and method A device and method for increasing inhalation strength and capacity of the lungs. The device includes an air inlet and air outlet which are interconnected by a conduit. A valve in the conduit is opened by the pressure differential created when the user in... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4473082 | Lung exerciser with variable resistance A device consisting of an adjustable volume bellows made of inexpensive materials to be used as a visual indicator and volume measurement to encourage a patient to breath deeply as an exercise is provided. Means for adding calibrated weight to vary resist... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4441506 | Respiratory exerciser A respiratory exerciser having the features of being fabricated from cardboard and plastic stamped parts which are glued together and which fold up into a compact box for ease of storage including stowage of the connecting hose and mouthpiece inside the b... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4430893 | Pneumatic lung analog for simulation of spontaneous breathing and for testing of ventilatory devices used with spontaneously breathing patients A pneumatic lung analog for simulating spontaneous breathing and for testing of ventilatory devices used with spontaneously breathing patients and a kit for modifying training test lungs for this purpose is provided. The lung analog comprises a frame, a t... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4406291 | Exhalation monitoring apparatus An exhalation monitoring apparatus measures and then instantly displays the volume of expired air from a patient. The instrument includes a manifold having a central chamber with an inlet opening for receiving exhaled gas from a patient. The manifold also... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4363328 | Inhalation exerciser An inhalation device for use in breathing exercises is described. The exerciser includes a thin-walled bellows whose upper end is attached to a top housing member and whose lower end deflects upward upon withdrawal of air from an opening in the upper end ... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4359057 | Apparatus for measuring oxygen consumption and the exchange of other breathing gases An apparatus for measuring the oxygen consumption and the exchange of other breathing gases comprises an inflatable bag for collecting therein the gas exhaled by a patient, a main pneumatic circuit for coupling the bag to the patient, an auxiliary pneumat... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4350167 | Respiratory exerciser A respiratory exercise device for measuring the volume of air inhaled by the user, the device comprising an essentially rigid transparent container having an inhalation tube by means of which air is evacuated from the container, the container having an ex... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4347853 | Cycle counter for lung exerciser A simple device intended to register the number of cycles performed by a patient using a lung exerciser. A means for easily resetting to zero is provided. The device is adaptive to various sizes, scales, and maximum number of cycles.... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4345605 | Lung exerciser A volume type lung exerciser consisting of a light bellows made of a stack of flat sheets of plastic film welded together and having an inner support skeleton of semi-rigid sheets. The bellows is hung from a collapsible leg stand which slides into a movab... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4333476 | Comprehensive pulmonary measurement technique The resistance of the lung is measured by the present technique both for unidirectional air flow and for alternating direction air flow at various points as a person rapidly exhales a maximum breath of air, and these measurements, together with other lung... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4327741 | Device for measuring respiration volume A device for measuring a predetermined respiratory volume comprises an elongate, air-tight flexible bag of the predetermined volume, the bag being closed at one end and open at the other; and an elongate substantially rigid tubular member extending into t... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327740 | Incentive spirometer A volume-type incentive spirometer for respiration therapy is disclosed. The spirometer includes a central tubular support on which is mounted a collapsible bellows-like chamber. Fluid communication is provided between the support and the interior of the ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4324260 | Volumetric spirometer A spirometer for encouraging inhalation exercises and particularly for indicating the volume of air that is inhaled by the user. The spirometer comprises a two-part generally cylindrical housing having a bellows assembly positioned therein. A breathing tu... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4323078 | Collapsible respiratory exerciser A collapsible respiratory exercising device for measuring the volume of air inhaled by the user. The device comprises a rigid upper plate, an orifice through the plate, an inhalation tube connected to the orifice, a tubular bellows attached beneath the pl... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4307730 | Apparatus for pulmonary function analysis For the measurement of functional respiratory volume, or respiratory capacities, apparatus are known including a respiratory bag which can be connected to a respiratory tube via a first valve system and which can be connected to test gas receptacles via a... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4299236 | Incentive breathing exerciser An inhalation device for use in respiratory therapy is described. The inhalation device or incentive breathing exerciser includes an inner bellows whose deflection allows accurate measurement of the initial volume of air inhaled by a patient and an outer ... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4296758 | Spirometers A spirometer having an inflatable bellows 2, is provided with a movable member 15 which runs along a track 16. By adjusting parts 17, the configuration of the track is set locally to give a variable resistance to movement of member 15 and, consequently, i... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4291704 | Spirometer device A spirometer device includes an open ended inflatable elastomeric vessel with calibrated indicia along its length for indicating the volume of gas contained in the vessel and a mouth piece consisting of two relatively rotatable sections, one of said secti... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4250890 | Pulmonary analyzer A self-contained, portable system for measuring and computing respiratory parameters of a test subject undergoing forced expired breathing maneuvers according to instructions including a spirometer for receiving the exhaled breath of the subject for gener... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4241740 | Bellows type incentive spirometer A spirometer comprises an upright, hollow frame structure having opposite end portions with an expansible and contractible bellows therein responsive to exhalation and inhalation. The bellows includes a hollow, resilient helical structure with a plurality... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4233990 | Volume and flow-rate dependent inspirator A pulmonary exercising device having a first mode of operation in which the device provides a visual indication of the volume of inspired air and a second, subsequent mode of operation in which the device provides a visual indication of the rate of inspir... | 11/18/1980 |
