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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181650 | Multitask medical treatment respiratory apparatus The multitask medical treatment respiratory apparatus may have a mask defining a chamber wherein the mask may have a first port, a second port and a venting valve. A reservoir bag having a first opening may be in communication with the first port or there may be a v... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7578293 | Compressed air respirator A compressed air respirator has prolonged operating time due to a rebreathing feature. The respirator has a compressed air reserve (1) with a connected demand air supply valve (2), wherein the demand air supply valve (2) is connected with a reve... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7392805 | Method and apparatus for manual delivery of volume and pressure-control artificial ventilation A combination of a bellows structure (12), volume restrictor, and pressure restrictor for use on a hand-operated resuscitator is provided to enable delivery of ventilation within specific volume and pressure limitations specified by the operator. The bellows ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360538 | Oxygen therapy face mask An oxygen therapy face mask has a face engaging portion and a valve assembly connected thereto. The valve assembly has a first passage communicating with the interior of the face engaging portion from which gas can flow into the face engaging portion and into a pati... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343918 | Breathing gas feed assembly for aircraft flight crew, and a stowage box for an emergency breathing mask A breathing gas feed assembly for the flight crew of an airplane comprises an emergency breathing mask and a stowage box for the mask. The box is adapted to receive the mask diagonally and it is closed by two doors hinged about respective hinge axes situated on two ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328703 | Oxygen delivery cannula system that improves the effectiveness of alveolar oxygenation The pulmonary oxygen flow control system delivers oxygen from a source of pressure to a nasal cannula worn by the patient. Between the source and the nasal cannula is a pendant flow structure which includes an orifice followed by a gas dynamic valve. When the downst... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320324 | Bronchoscopy oxygenation system A bronchoscopy oxygenation system having a channel for inserting alternately an instrument or fluids and for delivering oxygen to a patient. The system being provided with pressure relief vent and a pressure relief valve for the relief of excessive oxygen pressure. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7284554 | Continuous positive airway pressure device A continuous positive pressure device which includes an air reservoir connected to a delivery device (e.g. mask or mouthpiece) by an air supply hose; the reservoir includes a rigid protective housing and a plate which applies uniform pressure on the reservoir irresp... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7234465 | Nasal ventilation interface and system A ventilation interface and system is described which can be adapted to be connected to a source of ventilation. The ventilation interface and system includes an exhaust port positioned at a midpoint between at least two ventilation connectors. The ventilation inter... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219668 | Manually-operable resuscitators A manually-operable resuscitator operable also to inject medication into air being supplied to a patient. The resuscitator has a resiliently compressible air bag having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet has a one-way valve through which air passes into the bag from ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207331 | Arrangement and method for controlling operational characteristics of medical equipment An arrangement and method is provided for controlling operational characteristics of medical equipment. A pressure sensor associated with the caregiver is arranged to sense changes in air pressure that correspond to breathing activity of the caregiver. The pressure ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191781 | Nasal ventilation interface and system A ventilation interface and system is described which can be adapted to be connected to a source of ventilation. The ventilation interface and system may include variable exhaust ports. The ventilation interface system may optionally include feed tubes, y-connector,... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156094 | Breathing apparatus and pressure vessels therefor There is described a wearable garment capable of supplying air to a user comprising a plurality of compartments disposed about the garment, a plurality of air storage vessels for fitting into respective ones of the compartments, an air regulator, a connector for con... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152597 | Breathing circuit adapter An adapter couples a patient's breathing circuit to a ventilator. In the preferred embodiment, the adapter comprises an inhalation conduit having a first end for coupling the adapter to the ventilator and a second end for coupling the adapter to the patient breathin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121278 | Method and apparatus for manual delivery of volume and pressure-control artificial ventilation A combination of a bellows structure (12), volume restrictor, and pressure restrictor for use on a hand-operated resuscitator is provided to enable delivery of ventilation within specific volume and pressure limitations specified by the operator. The bellows ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7089940 | Balanced valve device and breathing apparatus comprising such valve device A valve device, particularly for a breathing regulator for divers, including an inlet chamber which can be connected to a source of gas under super-atmospheric pressure, and an outlet chamber which is under a regulated pressure. A seating, which is movable under the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082946 | Method and apparatus for protecting the passengers of an airplane against hypoxia In order to protect the passengers of an airplane against the effects of depressurization of the cabin, breathing masks are fed with oxygen at a rate which is an increasing function of cabin altitude. Oxygen is fed via a constriction and an economizer bag, and an in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077135 | Resuscitators, parts and assemblies A squeeze bag resuscitator has a flow diverter push fitted onto its exhaust outlet in any desired orientation. The diverter has a color change carbon dioxide indicator strip fixed to the inside surface of a transparent deflector plate. The indicator is protected fro... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7032596 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation device and method A cardiopulmonary resuscitation device and method that combines artificial, emergency ventilation of a patient's lungs with chest compressions on the patient's sternum area. The device includes a self-inflating bag having a top side, a bottom side, and an outlet por... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6990979 | Breathing equipment with a circuit for breathing gas Breathing equipment with a circuit for breathing gas and with a flat calcium hydroxide absorber (1) is cooled by an evaporating agent with improved cooling. A gas volume flow of at least 60 L per minute is admitted to the outer surface (14) of the calc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988499 | Mechanical resuscitator An improved resuscitator including a pump, a base member for positioning over the sternum area of the patient's chest, coupling structure for allowing gas to pass from a passageway of the base member to the patient's lungs, and seal structure for forming a gas-tight... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6948493 | Anaesthetic apparatus An apparatus for delivering anaesthetic to human or animal patients. The apparatus is an anaesthetic machine which is arranged to mount components of an anaesthetic delivery circuit, and which includes a collector arrangement in the form of a manifold having a plura... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942015 | Body heating/cooling apparatus A body heating/cooling apparatus includes a vest having a front panel and a back panel defining a cavity therebetween. A flexible, continuous channel is disposed in serpentine fashion throughout the cavity and has adjacent portions. An inlet and an outlet are provid... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929006 | Device and process for metering breathing gas A respirator with a tidal volume-measuring device (6) between a respiration bag (8) and a patient adapter (2) provides accurate metering of the tidal volume. The device includes a first pressure-measuring device (4) and a breathing gas in... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926004 | Breathing mask with a head fastening device A breathing mask is joined with a head fastening device that has at least one headstrap and at least one neckstrap. The headstrap and the neckstrap are connected with each other in the area of their extensions away from the breathing mask. The headstrap is fastened ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6796307 | Multiple person high altitude recycling breathing apparatus A life support system has a semi-closed rebreather supplying oxygen for multiple users, such as high altitude parachutists. A first tank supplies oxygen to initially purge the system, and a second, larger tank supplies oxygen at prescribed amounts for the duration o... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792947 | Flow control valve for manual resuscitator devices An improved manual resuscitation device such as a bag-valve-mask (BVM) device with flow control valve to eliminate the danger of patient distension and aspiration of stomach contents during ventilation. The BVM having the usual patient mask with a gas inlet and flex... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6718978 | Manual ventilation bag A manual ventilation bag has a first opening and a second opening, a first soft bag connected to the first opening and a second soft bag connected to the second opening. The manual ventilation bag is advantageously used in combination with a breathing apparatus.... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6648832 | Apparatus and method for non-invasively measuring cardiac output Apparatus and methods for non-invasively determining the cardiac output or pulmonary capillary blood flow of a patient using partial re-breathing techniques. The apparatus includes a substantially instantaneously adjustable deadspace volume for accommodat... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6508250 | Disposable oxygenating device A disposable oxygenating device (2) comprising a body (4,40) and a collapsible bag (16) coupled thereto, the body including first coupling means (6) being couplable to a source of oxygen, second coupling means (10) being couplable to an endotracheal tube,... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6463929 | Method and apparatus for providing a constant medicine dose for an inhalic application at low inhalic flow In a method of and a device for providing a predetermined constant medicament dose for an inhalational administration at a low inhalation flow rate, a closed container 11 is provided which is reducible in terms of volume and comprises a mouthpiece 12 for ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443149 | Closed circuit escape breathing apparatus A closed circuit breathing apparatus comprising: a container containing a reactant for reacting with carbon dioxide and water to produce oxygen gas; a housing for the container; a foldable breathing bag and breathing tube assembly, including a mouthpiece ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6397844 | Respiration apparatus A portable apparatus for ventilation support to persons with respiratory distress is provided with a compressed air pump. The pump may be connected to the mouth or the nose via a tube for generation of pressure pulses with an individually adaptable air vo... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6352077 | Film welded reservoir bag for breathing circuit and method of making the same A pulmonarily sized bag formed of a non-latex material, including a bag body formed of panels of resin film material welded to one another along a weld line defining a seam of the bag body bounding an interior volume of the bag. The seam includes an inter... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6345618 | Cuirass ventilator and seal therefor A cuirass type ventilator compresses a shell member having a peripheral edge and a sealing device secured to the peripheral edge, the sealing device compressing a scaling member depending from the peripheral edge of the shell, the sealing member having a ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6340023 | Rebreather nebulizer device An apparatus for delivering a highly concentrated mixture of aerosolized liquid and pressurized gas to a patient including a collapsible membrane defining a chamber, the membrane further defining a first opening and a second opening in communication with ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6283121 | Manual pump and Ambu bag An improved manual pump is disclosed. The manual pump comprises a pair of side plates (10), a flexible cylindrical wall (15), a pump chamber (21), an axial shaft (11), a coil spring (12) and a pair of handle bars (16) secured to the side plates (10). When... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6276363 | Portable emergency safety resuscitator A resuscitator having a collapsible bag with an inlet for attachment to a source of oxygen. The collapsible bag has a major outlet and a minor outlet. The major outlet is connected to a first arm of a three-armed connector. The minor outlet is attached to... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6253767 | Gas concentrator A gas concentrator adaptable for use within a breathing apparatus, particularly for use within a resuscitator, Trach T, patient tee, or a high oxygen concentration mask. The gas concentrator distributes gas into the resuscitating device through a substant... | 07/03/2001 |
