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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186344 | Method and system to control mechanical lung ventilation The present disclosure refers to a system to control mechanical lung ventilation with volume band, more particularly a system to manage respiratory cycles in patients. Preferably, said respiratory cycles are controlled under pressure, so that the volumes as inspired... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8146590 | Humidification system for breathing circuit There is provided a humidification system for a breathing circuit that can detect abnormality in flow of intake air inside an inspiration tube. A humidification section is arranged inside an inspiration tube of a breathing circuit. Further, the humidification system... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8118023 | CPAP system and method of use A system and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by means of a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) system in which is included an ultra-violet light source to remove bacteria and contaminants which may cause respiratory infection in a patient be... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8056558 | Patient delivery tube for humidified oxygen A patient delivery tube for the delivery of a heated, humidified gas. The patient delivery tube includes an elongated tubing member molded from a flexible polymer, said elongated tubing member comprising a first end, a second end and an axially aligned passageway ex... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7987846 | Method and apparatus for vaporizing a compound Disclosed is a method and device for rapid heating of a substance. One embodiment includes a substance including a drug to be vaporized for inhalation therapy. A sealed fuel cell containing a combustible filament is placed in a heat exchange relationship with the su... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7938113 | Inline vaporizer An inline vaporizer disposed in a carrier gas line vaporizes a fluid and adds such vaporized fluid to a carrier gas that flows within the carrier gas line. The vaporizer includes a reservoir or wick that transfers a fluid to a vaporizing element that is adjacent to ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7913688 | Inhalation device for producing a drug aerosol A device for delivering a drug by inhalation is disclosed. The device includes a body defining an interior flow-through chamber having upstream and downstream chamber openings, and a drug supply unit contained within the chamber for producing, upon actuation, a heat... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7743766 | Aerosol generating devices and methods for generating aerosols having controlled particle sizes An aerosol generating device includes a housing, a heater and an optional mouthpiece. The heater volatilizes liquid within a flow passage and forms an aerosol in the mouthpiece. An aerosol confinement sleeve is disposed to control the size distribution of the aeroso... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7614398 | Humidifier with structure to prevent backflow of liquid through the humidifier inlet A humidifier includes a base configured to retain a body of liquid therein, a top cover, and a seal disposed between the top cover and the base. At least a portion of the base is constructed of a heat conducting material. The top cover defines both an inlet and an o... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7552730 | Method and apparatus for defending against naso-pharyngeal viral attacks An apparatus is disclosed for practicing a method of treating viruses in the nasal mucosa. Vapor is generated, heated and delivered to the nasal mucosa in intermittent bursts, timed to coincide with inhalation. Control circuits are provided to maintain the temperatu... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7523751 | Device and method for providing a controlled mixture of gas and vapor to a patient A method including: providing a device that includes multiple tilted heating elements, and a housing that includes a fluid reservoir inlet that is adapted to receive an inverted fluid reservoir, a gas inlet that is adapted to receive pressurized gas from a gas pipe,... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7458374 | Method and apparatus for vaporizing a compound Disclosed is a method and device for rapid heating of a coated substance which preferably includes a drug to vaporized for inhalation therapy. A device in accordance with the present invention preferably includes a substrate which has an interior surface surrounding... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7373938 | Disposable aerosol generator system and methods for administering the aerosol A disposable aerosol generator for use with an inhaler device which includes a heater adapted to volatilize fluid stored in the disposable aerosol generator and method of using the inhaler. The disposable body includes a sealed chamber and an outlet, the chamber bei... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367334 | Fluid vaporizing device having controlled temperature profile heater/capillary tube A fluid vaporizing device useful for vaporizing fluid into an aerosol includes a capillary tube made from an electrically conductive material, an upstream electrode connected to the capillary tube, and a downstream electrode connected to the tube and provided with a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350519 | Method and apparatus for delivering an additive with a CPAP machine The present invention is a method and apparatus for delivering an additive with a continuous positive airway pressure (“CPAP”) machine. The invention includes mixing an additive with humidifier water and providing the additive to the patient with the CPAP machin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350721 | Aromatic fragrance dispenser A fragrance dispenser comprises a receptacle for receiving an aromatic substance to be heated; and a heat exchanger connected to the receptacle for heating air upstream of the receptacle, the heat exchanger having means for agitating the air as it is heated and pass... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350520 | Nebulizer delivery device A nebulizer device is provided for minimizing trepidation of children when using the device. The device includes a nebulizer and a housing having a shape of a toy for retaining the nebulizer therein. The housing includes an egress port connected to the nebulizer. A ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347203 | Heat and moisture filter exchanger and method A heat and moisture exchanger for both conducting a stream of air produced by a ventilator to a moisturizing medium and internally bypassing the moisturizing medium if aerosolized medication is introduced into the stream includes a housing having a ventilator-side p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322566 | Device for heating and moistening breathing air A device for conditioning breathing air includes a housing (1) provided with an inlet (5) for non treated breathing air and an outlet (6) for the treated breathing air. The housing (1) contains a passive humidifier (7) and an activ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314046 | Apparatus and method for respiratory tract therapy An apparatus is provided for delivering heated and humidified air to the respiratory tract of a human patient for respiratory tract therapy and treatment. The apparatus includes a supply unit (11) and a delivery tube (28) that can be releasably connect... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306205 | Humidification system Breathing assistance apparatus including humidifier (4) and heated conduit (6) adapted to deliver humidified gases at desired and accurate level of humidity to patient. Humidifier includes controller (18) that delivers flow rate, temperature and... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302948 | Fluid dispensing device A fluid dispensing device comprising a body defining a cavity and a dispensing nozzle. A fluid discharging device is housed in the cavity. The fluid discharging device has a hollow casing defining a reservoir for containing a volume of fluid and a plunger slidingly ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302949 | High flow humidifier for delivering heated and humidified breathing gases An improved humidifier which may be used with a nasal cannula for high-flow respiratory gas therapy wherein a sterilized liquid is drawn from a sterilized liquid container by a high-flow driving gas passing adjacent to an aspirator tube orifice through which the ste... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291731 | N-aryl diazaspiracyclic compounds and methods of preparation and use thereof Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are N-aryl diazaspirocyclic compounds, bridged analogs of N-heteroaryl diazaspirocyclic compounds, or prodrugs or metabolites of t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278427 | Filtered breathing device with aromatic-infusion A breathing device includes a housing having an air inlet port, a filtered air outlet port, and a filter situated upstream of the outlet port and downstream of the inlet port. An inhalation valve is situated upstream of the outlet port and downstream of the filter a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7263993 | Method of use of gas mixtures to achieve washout of nitrogen from the body and mitochondria The disclosure details methods and gas mixtures which are useful for washing nitrogen out of the body and mitochondria following acute cerebrovascular accidents (strokes) and allow the reuptake of oxygen into mitochondria of ischemic tissues following re-flow, there... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246617 | Inhalers An inhaler comprises a pump 17, a drug dosing device 15 and a cyclone 1 which delivers an aerosol of powdered medicament from the drug dosing device 15 into a chamber 11 when the pump 17 is activated. The aerosol is inhaled ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244714 | Methods of delivering aerosolized polynucleotides to the respiratory tract Methods and devices for delivering aerosolized formulations containing polynucleotides to specified regions within a subject's respiratory tract are disclosed. The methods find use in the delivery of ribozymes, antisense polynucleotides, and DNA and RNA expression v... | 07/17/2007 |
| RE39724 | Respiratory humidification system A flow probe for use in a humidification system is disclosed. The flow probe is adapted to be positioned in a humidified gases flow (for example oxygen or anesthetic gases) such as that which is provided to a patient in a hospital environment. The flow probe is desi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244703 | Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for peptide treatment Compositions and methods for treating a patient with a pharmaceutically active peptide that combines a pharmaceutically active peptide, a permeation enhancer, and a carrier, are disclosed. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214686 | Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for effecting dopamine release Patients susceptible to or suffering from disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, which are characterized by an alteration in normal neurotransmitter release, such as dopamine release (e.g., Parkinsonism, Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome, attent... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213347 | Metering material to promote rapid vaporization Apparatus for vaporization of powdered or granular material, includes a container for holding powdered or granular material having at least one component; a vaporization structure; and a positive displacement mechanism spaced from the vaporization structure defining... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192919 | Sustained release compositions for delivery of pharmaceutical proteins The present invention provides sustained release compositions that can be manufactured easily while providing long duration of the pharmaceutically useful protein being delivered. The compositions comprise insoluble complexes of the pharmaceutically useful protein a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186958 | Inhaler There is an apparatus having a housing, a heating element, a heating element switch, a heating chamber, a heating chamber cover, and a controller. The housing is handheld. The heating element is disposed within the housing. The heating element switch may be electric... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178521 | Adjustable length breathing circuit A unilimb breathing circuit has a proximal end coupling member, a distal end coupling member, an expiratory tube extending between the proximal and distal end coupling members, and an inspiratory tube extending between the proximal and distal end coupling members. T... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163014 | Disposable inhaler system A disposable aerosol generator for use with an inhaler device, which includes a heater adapted to volatilize liquid stored in the disposable aerosol generator and a method of using the inhaler, is provided. The disposable body includes a sealed chamber and an openab... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150717 | Optical measurement apparatus for a living body Disclosed is an optical measurement apparatus for a living body to provide a means for measuring blood flow activity within a short time inside the body, even if the test subject cannot distinguish between the active task period and the rest period. An optical measu... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146977 | Valve system and method for aerosol delivery An apparatus comprises a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus also can include a processor to determine a volume of the air region based on signals received from the m... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147170 | Aerosol generating device and method of use thereof An aerosol generating device generates an aerosol having a desired particle size by passing a liquid through a flow passage heated to convert the liquid into a vapor. The flow passage includes an outlet section that controls the exit velocity of the vapor and produc... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146980 | Tube for use in an anesthetic system A tube for use in an anesthetic system has an essentially cylindrical housing. More effective take-up of carbon dioxide is achieved by an absorbent for carbon dioxide that is arranged within the tube. ... | 12/12/2006 |
