US 11,872,164 B2Granted

Modules for submerged hyperbaric oxygen therapy and related methods and systems

Assignee2388634 Alberta Ltd.

InventorMarc Garrity

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Abstract

Disclosed herein are modules for performing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (“HBOT”) on a patient submerged in pressurized water where substantially no gas is present in the module. The modules generally have an entry, a fluid inlet for introducing water into the module, first and second fluid outlets positioned substantially at a base and a top of the module respectively, and a utilities inlet and outlet in part for transferring breathing air to and from the patient. The module permits HBOT treatment on a patient submerged in water with no air in the module, thus reducing the risk of fire or explosion. Methods and systems are also contemplated. Disclosed herein are methods of filling a module with water until there is substantially no gas in the module, and providing the patient in the module with treatment air during HBOT treatment.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A sealable module for performing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (“HBOT”) on a patient submerged in pressurized water where substantially no gas is present in the module for use with a regulator fluidly connected to a face mask or a helmet, the module comprising:

an entry point;
a fluid inlet for introducing pressurized water into the module;
a first fluid outlet positioned substantially at a base of the module;
a second fluid outlet positioned substantially at a top of the module;
a utilities inlet comprising a breathing air inlet for delivering breathing air to the regulator fluidly connected to the face mask or the helmet for delivering the breathing air to the patient;
and a utilities outlet comprising a breathing air outlet for receiving spent breathing air from the regulator fluidly connected to the face mask or the helmet for receiving the spent breathing air from the patient, wherein when the module is pressurized with pressurized water, the pressure of the pressurized water in the module is between 1.5 atm and 4 atm.

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Facts

Application: 17/799,605Filed 28 Jan 2022
Priority: CA CA 31140351 Apr 2021
Published: US 2023/0122486 A120 Apr 2023
Granted: 16 Jan 2024
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Classification4 codes

A61G 10/026
Rooms for the treatment of patients at over- or under-pressure or at a variable pressure: for hyperbaric oxygen therapy
B63C 11/325
Decompression arrangements; Exercise equipment: chambers used for it
A61G
Transport, personal conveyances or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons
B63C
Launching, hauling-out, or dry-docking of vessels