307 results about "Exsufflation" patented technology

An endoscopic imaging system for examining a patient's body cavity includes an endoscope having a distal end, a proximal end and a number of lumens therein. One or more distal gas ports are disposed at or adjacent the distal end of the endoscope and one or more proximal gas ports are disposed proximal to the distal gas ports. Insufflation gas is delivered to the distal gas ports and withdrawn from the proximal gas ports or vice versa such that a gas bubble is formed in the body cavity and travels with the distal tip of the endoscope.

A valve for use in a CPAP system or any stem at a pressure above ambient which vents the pressurised gases from the blower during expiration. Due to the pressure-flow characteristics of the blower this results in the patient having a much lower airway pressure during expiration making breathing easier. The valve includes a movable member which blocks flow from the blower to the patient during exhalation and vents externally. During inhalation gases flow normally from the blower to the patient. Also disclosed is a further application as an antiasphyxia.

An improved insufflation-exsufflation system for removal of broncho-pulmonary secretions with automatic triggering of inhalation phase includes a conduit for connection to a patient's airway; a pressure source with a positive pressure port and a negative pressure port; a switching device selectively connecting the conduit to the positive pressure port, the negative pressure port and the dwell port; the sensor system for sensing an inhalation by the patient; and a controller system for driving the switching device to connect the conduits sequentially to the positive port, the negative port and the dwell port and to return again to the positive port in response to the sensor system sensing an inhalation by the patient while the conduit is connected to the dwell port.

A respiratory treatment apparatus configured to provide a flow of breathable gas to a patient, including a breathable air outlet, an outside air inlet, and an pneumatic block module, wherein the pneumatic block module includes: a volute assembly including an inlet air passage, a mount for a blower and an outlet air passage; the blower being mounted in the mount such that an impeller of the blower is in a flow passage connecting the inlet air passage and the outlet air passage; a casing enclosing the volute assembly, wherein air passages within the casing connect air ports on the volute assembly, wherein the inlet air passage of the volute assembly is in fluid communication with the outside air inlet and the outlet air passage of the volute assembly is in fluid communication with the air outlet.

A respiratory therapy device including a housing and an interrupter valve assembly. The housing includes a patient inlet, an exhaust outlet, a chamber, and a supply inlet. The interrupter valve assembly is associated with the housing and includes a control port fluidly connecting the patient inlet and the first chamber, and a valve body adapted to selectively obstruct fluid flow through the control port. In a passive mode, positive fluid flow to the supply inlet does not occur, and the interrupter valve assembly interacts with exhaled air create an oscillatory PEP effect. In an active mode, fluid flow to the supply inlet occurs and the interrupter valve assembly operates to create a CHFO effect. The respiratory device can serve as a passive oscillatory PEP device, and when connected to a positive pressure source, as an active device.

A ventilator for use by a clinician in supporting a patient presenting pulmonary distress. A controller with a touch-screen display operates a positive or negative pressure gas source that communicates with the intubated or negative pressure configured patient through valved supply and exhaust ports. A variety of peripheral, central, and / or supply / exhaust port positioned sensors may be included to measure pressure, volumetric flow rate, gas concentration, transducer, and chest wall breathing work. Innovative modules and routines are incorporated into the controller module enabling hybrid, self-adjusting ventilation protocols and models that are compatible with nearly every conceivable known, contemplated, and prospective technique, and which establish rigorous controls configured to rapidly adapt to even small patient responses with great precision so as to maximize ventilation and recruitment while minimizing risks of injury, atelectasis, and prolonged ventilator days.

An improved insufflation-exsufflation system with percussive assist for removal of broncho-pulmonary secretions includes a conduit for connection to a patient's airway; a pressure source for providing to the conduit alternating positive and negative pressure fluctuations at a first rate corresponding to patient insufflation-exsufflation; and a control mechanism for varying pressure during positive and negative pressure fluctuations at a second higher rate to periodically decrease the positive pressure during positive fluctuations and decrease the negative pressure during negative fluctuations to provide percussive pulses during at least one of insufflation-exsufflation to clear broncho-pulmonary secretions from the patient's airway.

An MIE apparatus has a blower, a direction valve, an oscillator, and a mask hose connector. The blower is connected to the direction valve, which is connected to the oscillator, which is connected to the hose connector. During insufflation, a direction valve connects exhaust of a blower to an oscillator, causing positive pressure at the hose connector. During exsufflation, the direction valve connects the blower intake to the oscillator, causing negative pressure at the hose connector. The oscillator is a butterfly valve with a 360° rotating disc. During insufflation, the disc is fixed to steadily modulate the airflow. During exsufflation, the oscillator is inactive or in flutter mode. When inactive, the disc is fixed to allow maximum air flow. In flutter mode, the disc continuously rotates so that the air flow rapidly alternates between maximum and minimum.

A manual inexsufflator including a standard mechanical ventilator, a medical suction unit, and a piston-like sliding valve mechanism which connects a patient ventilation interface with either the ventilator or the suction unit. By sliding the valve mechanism in and out the user selectively connects the patient to either the ventilator, for purposes of insufflation, or the suction unit, for purposes of exsufflation. The ventilator may generate expiratory positive airway pressure between inexsufflation cycles.

A manual inexsufflator including a standard mechanical ventilator, a medical suction unit, and a piston-like sliding valve mechanism which connects a patient ventilation interface with either the ventilator or the suction unit. By sliding the valve mechanism in and out the user selectively connects the patient to either the ventilator, for purposes of insufflation, or the suction unit, for purposes of exsufflation. The ventilator may generate expiratory positive airway pressure between inexsufflation cycles.

An improved insufflation-exsufflation system for removal of broncho-pulmonary secretions with automatic triggering of inhalation phase includes a conduit for connection to a patient's airway; a pressure source with a positive pressure port and a negative pressure port; a switching device selectively connecting the conduit to the positive pressure port, the negative pressure port and the dwell port; the sensor system for sensing an inhalation by the patient; and a controller system for driving the switching device to connect the conduits sequentially to the positive port, the negative port and the dwell port and to return again to the positive port in response to the sensor system sensing an inhalation by the patient while the conduit is connected to the dwell port.

An MIE apparatus has a blower, a direction valve, an oscillator, and a mask hose connector. The blower is connected to the direction valve, which is connected to the oscillator, which is connected to the hose connector. During insufflation, a direction valve connects exhaust of a blower to an oscillator, causing positive pressure at the hose connector. During exsufflation, the direction valve connects the blower intake to the oscillator, causing negative pressure at the hose connector. The oscillator is a butterfly valve with a 360° rotating disc. During insufflation, the disc is fixed to steadily modulate the airflow. During exsufflation, the oscillator is inactive or in flutter mode. When inactive, the disc is fixed to allow maximum air flow. In flutter mode, the disc continuously rotates so that the air flow rapidly alternates between maximum and minimum.

A method of assisting a patient with airway clearance includes providing a positive pressure insufflation gas flow to the patient during an insufflation phase, following completion of the insufflation phase, causing the patient to enter an expiratory hold condition wherein the patient is prevented from exhaling, providing an abdominal thrust to the patient while the patient is in the expiratory hold condition, terminating the expiratory hold condition, and following termination of the expiratory hold condition, providing a negative pressure exsufflation gas flow to the patient during an exsufflation phase.

The invention discloses a barreled mask, comprising a tubbiness body, a cover, an inlet channel (port), a filter element, an air inlet valve, an air passage (for transporting the filtered gas), a mask, an exhaust valve (or an exhaust valve cover, or an exhaust passage) and a lacing, which is characterized in that: the tubbiness body is arranged below the nozzle (or front of the nozzle, or paralleled with the wire splice of both ears), the inner filter element of the tubbiness body is connected with the air inlet valve, the air inlet valve is connected with the air passage, the air passage is connected with the mask (or the filter element is connected with the air inlet valve air passage, the air passage is connected with the air inlet valve, the air inlet valve air inlet valve mask; or the filter element is connected with the tubbiness body), or a sealing gasket is arranged between the connections; the air passage is connected (or a whole) with the tubbiness body (or the mask, or the air inlet valve); the cover is connected with the tubbiness body (or the filter element); the mask is connected as a whole with the tubbiness body (or is connected) which is arranged on the casing between both ends (or in the middle) of the tubbiness body (or can move towards one end or both ends) to be connected (or contacted) with human face, to cover oronasal (or face, or head); a lace (or the exhaust valve, or the exhaust cover, or the exhaust passage, or the air inlet valve) is arranged on the mask (or the tubbiness body). The barreled mask has the advantages of lager filter area, more comfortable respiratory than the public compound mask.

An endoscopic imaging system for examining a patient's body cavity includes an endoscope having a distal end, a proximal end and a number of lumens therein. One or more distal gas ports are disposed at or adjacent the distal end of the endoscope and one or more proximal gas ports are disposed proximal to the distal gas ports. Insufflation gas is delivered to the distal gas ports and withdrawn from the proximal gas ports or vice versa such that a gas bubble is formed in the body cavity and travels with the distal tip of the endoscope.

A respiratory protection air-purifying device that minimizes the area required in front of the face, especially around the mouth area, by locating the heavier filter cartridge behind the head, resting on the lower neck and shoulders, connected by two filtered air tubes around the head and neck partially counter-balancing the valve chamber directly in front of the mouthpiece, forming a ring around the head with the mouthpiece in the mouth and the exhaust port in the bottom of the valve chamber. The valve chamber has the filtered air intake check type valves opposite each other horizontally, an exhaust check type valve down with short exhaust tube and an oval mouthpiece tube passing through the mouthpiece, into the mouth. The respirator is worn around the head and neck with the filter resting on the lower neck and shoulders, the mouthpiece inserted in the mouth.

A swivel exhaust conduit for rotatably connecting a patient mask to the delivery conduit of a positive pressure air supply. The swivel exhaust conduit design provides an exhaust port that utilizes the rotating bearing of the swivel conduit's rotating two-piece design for permitting and directing exhaust of CO2 laden air. A baffle chamber formed in the clearance of the two pieces provides an area where noise is reduced. As CO2 laden exhaust exits the swivel exhaust conduit, it is directed away from the patient mask and down the outside of the delivery conduit via a slit pattern on the swivel conduit.

The invention provides a nasal mask device. The nasal mask device comprises nostril pipes, breathing cavities and an exhaust portion and involves a filter wearing method. The breathing cavities are communicated with the nostril pipes respectively. A one-way air inlet valve is arranged at the air inlet of each breathing cavity. A one-way exhaust valve is arranged at the air outlet of the exhaust portion. The nasal mask device further comprises nostril rubber sleeves and an adjustment portion arranged between the two breathing cavities. The nostril rubber sleeves are arranged at the ends of the nostril pipes. The adjustment portion is inserted into the breathing cavities in a penetrating mode and connected with the breathing cavities in an airtight mode through soft sealing rings. The nasal mask device is attractive in appearance and not prone to falling when worn, the nose distance can be freely adjusted according to the sizes of noses of people, and people can be prevented from injuries caused when people fall and the nostril pipes go deep into nostrils.

The present disclosure pertains to a system (10) and method (500) to in-exsufflate a subject (12). The system provides an effective noninvasive alternative to invasive treatments such as a tracheostomy for ALS patients. The system detects airway collapse during exsufflation and adjusts in-exsufflation therapy settings to minimize airway collapse, thus maximizing the efficacy of the in-exsufflation therapy. In some embodiments, tidal volume, tidal flow rate, and / or other parameters are monitored (504) during in-exsufflation. Exsufflation pressure is adjusted (514) based on the monitored parameters to maintain an open airway during exhalation of the subject. Exsufflation pressure is adjusted based on a comparison (512) of an actual exhalation tidal volume to a target exhalation tidal volume, an actual exhalation flow rate to a target exhalation flow rate, an actual inhalation tidal volume to a target inhalation volume, and / or other comparisons.

The invention relates to a breathing machine positive end-expiratory pressure control system, circuit and a control method thereof. The control method comprises a PEEP (Positive End Expiratory Pressure) execution part and an electronic PEEP control part, wherein the PEEP execution part is connected with an electronic PEEP part patient respiration pipeline; the electronic PEEP control part is connected with a respiration valve PEEP control port; the drift diameter of the control port can be controlled by regulating the current of a proportional solenoid; a venting air-resistor of which the rear end has the fixed drift diameter is matched with the drift diameter of the proportional solenoid; and the rear end of the body of the proportional solenoid achieves different PEEP pressure set values. The control method comprises the following steps: obtaining the current PEEP pressure; judging whether the PEED pressure is normal; if yes, clearing a regulation record; judging whether PEED pressure is regulated; regulating the current of the proportional solenoid, and returning; judging whether current PEEP pressure is too much or too little; switching on a two-digit three-way solenoid valve, and returning; judging whether the regulation record exists if the current PEEP pressure is too much; if no, regulating the current of the proportional solenoid, and returning; and switching off the two-digit three-way solenoid valve.

A system and method configured to control pressure during enhanced cough flow of a subject are provided. A pressure regulator is operated such that during an individual exhalation of the subject, the pressure regulator is toggled between a first mode in which a subject interface is closed such that substantially no gas is communicated with the airway of the subject there through and a second mode in which the subject interface is opened to cause a series of exsufflation events for the individual exhalation of the subject. The pressure relief valve is associated with the subject interface and configured to open and release gas out of the subject interface, responsive to pressure within the subject interface exceeding a predetermined threshold value so as to maintain the pressure within the subject interface within a predetermined pressure range during the enhanced cough flow.

The invention discloses an inonotus obliquus submerged fermentation product and application. The inonotus obliquus submerged fermentation product comprises a composition A, a composition B and a composition C. By the utilization of a biological fermentation technology, inonotus obliquus strains are fermented to obtain the new composition, and the composition belongs to a natural alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, and is low in price and environmentally friendly; the preparation technology is easy to industrialize. The inonotus obliquus submerged fermentation product is suitable for a broad crowd of people, convenient to eat and capable of serving as a daily drink to be drunk by people with diabetes, will not generate adverse reactions such as abdominal discomfort, flatulence and exsufflation, and can achieve a health-care effect after being drunk by average persons.

A ventilator with an integrated cough assist for use with a patient circuit in fluid communication with a patient connection of a patient, and operable in a ventilation mode and in a cough-assist mode. The ventilator includes a user input for switching operation from ventilation mode to cough-assist mode without disconnecting the ventilator from the patient, and a controller operable in response to the user input and controlling operation of the ventilator in cough-assist mode to provide for at least one cough assist to the patient having an insufflation phase followed by an exsufflation phase. A cough-assist valve in a first state for the insufflation phase communicates a positive pressure to the ventilator connection and in a second state for the exsufflation phase communicates a negative pressure to the ventilator connection.

A method of assisting a patient with airway clearance includes providing a positive pressure insufflation gas flow to the patient during an insufflation phase, following completion of the insufflation phase, causing the patient to enter an expiratory hold condition wherein the patient is prevented from exhaling, providing an abdominal thrust to the patient while the patient is in the expiratory hold condition, terminating the expiratory hold condition, and following termination of the expiratory hold condition, providing a negative pressure exsufflation gas flow to the patient during an exsufflation phase.

The invention provides a manual dry power inhaler (PP-DPI) which can treat asthma by inhaling medicines. The manual dry powder inhaler includes an air flow chamber which can inhale air from an air inlet channel, allow medicine to keep a fine power shape, form a starting part of an air channel, generate turbulent flow while the air passes through the air flow chamber to allow vibration of a medicine housing inhaled the air flow chamber, and release the medicines contained in the medicine housing; (2) a positive pressure air feeding device of a manual switch which is connected to the air flow chamber, and can trigger and push the power to flow to a contact throat through the air channel; (3) a sealing mechanism which can close the air flow chamber to form the air channel; (4) a sharp article which is arranged in the air flow chamber and can puncture the medicine housing and then release the medicines to the air channel; (5) an air discharging channel which is connected to the air flow chamber; (6) the contact throat which can form a part of the air channel, wherein the medicines can be supplied to a patient through the contact throat; (7) an optional gasket which is connected to the contact throat and facilitates inhalation of the medicines; and (8) a dosage bag having dry powder-shape medicine active ingredients capable of treating the asthma.

The present invention relates to a pump arrangement (1) for a double breast pump (2). The pump arrangement (1) comprises first and second terminals (23, 24) for connecting first and second expression kits (3, 4) having first and second breast shields (5, 6) and at least one container (7) for collecting breast milk (8) in fluidic connection with the expression kits (3, 4), a pump (9) for generating reduced pressure within said breast shields, a plurality of conduits (10, 11, 14, 15, 16), a suction valve (12) connected to the pump (9) by a connection conduit (14) and to the first and second terminals (23, 24) by respective air conduits (10, 11), and a venting valve (13) connected to the first and second terminals (23, 24) by venting conduits (15, 16), wherein the venting valve (13) comprises an opening (17) to the environment. The pump (9) is alternatingly connected to the first and second terminals (23,24) by alternate opening and closing of the suction valve (12) and the venting valve (13).