Self-sufficient respiratory device and method
AssigneeTelesair, Inc.
InventorsQing Wang, Yong Liu
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Abstract
An integrated oxygen supply device that is configured to generate oxygen continuously and release the oxygen non-continuously is provided. In some embodiments, the oxygen generated by the integrated oxygen supply device is stored in a porous material with the integrated oxygen supply device. The delivery of the oxygen produced by integrated oxygen supply device to a patient, in those embodiments, is controlled. In some embodiments, the control of the delivering oxygen is according one or more breathing patterns. The breathing pattern(s) may or may not be a current breathing pattern of the patient. For example, in one embodiment, the breathing pattern is a predetermined breathing pattern with a specified inspiration period followed by a specified expiration period.
Claims13
An oxygen supply device comprising an air separation unit, a gas conditioning unit, and a gas delivery unit, wherein the air separation unit is configured to receive ambient air, and output oxygen;
- the gas conditioning unit is configured to receive the oxygen, receive ambient air, and output blended gas;
- the gas delivery unit is configured to receive blended gas and facilitate a delivery of the blended gas to a user;
- and, wherein the air separation unit and the gas conditioning unit are located within a same housing of the oxygen supply device;
- and a compression unit configured to compress ambient air for injection into the air separation unit, wherein the compression unit is controllable such that a workload of the compression unit is adjustable based on a preset threshold,
- wherein a heat exchanger is arranged between the compression unit and the air separation unit, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to facilitate heat exchange between a medium around the compression unit and a medium around the air separation unit,
- wherein a heat communication is arranged between the heat exchanger and the gas conditioning unit, wherein the heat communication is configured to transmit heat to the gas conditioning unit for conditioning gas delivered to the patient.
An oxygen supply device comprising an air separation unit, a gas conditioning unit, and a gas delivery unit, wherein
- the air separation unit is configured to receive ambient air, and output oxygen;
- the gas conditioning unit is configured to receive the oxygen, receive ambient air, and output blended gas;
- the gas delivery unit is configured to receive blended gas and facilitate a delivery of the blended gas to a user;
- and, wherein the air separation unit and the gas conditioning unit are located within a same housing of the oxygen supply device;
- and
- a compression unit configured to compress ambient air for injection into the gas conditioning unit, wherein the compression unit is controllable such that a workload of the compression unit is adjustable base on a preset threshold,
- wherein a heat exchanger is arranged between the compression unit and the air separation unit, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to facilitate heat exchange between a medium around the compression unit and a medium around the air separation unit,
- wherein a heat communication is arranged between the heat exchanger and the gas conditioning unit, wherein the heat communication is configured to transmit heat to the gas conditioning unit for conditioning gas delivered to the patient.
A method for controlling an oxygen supply device comprising
- an air separation unit,
- a gas conditioning unit, and
- a gas delivery unit,
- wherein the method is being implemented by a processor in the oxygen supply device and comprises:
- controlling the air separation unit to receive ambient air, and output oxygen;
- controlling the gas conditioning unit to receive the oxygen, receive ambient air, and output blended gas;
- controlling the gas delivery unit to receive blended gas and facilitate a delivery of the blended gas to a user;
- and,
- wherein the air separation unit and the gas conditioning unit are located within a same housing of the oxygen supply device;
- and compressing ambient air for injection into the air separation unit
- wherein a heat exchanger is arranged between the compression unit and the air separation unit, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to facilitate heat exchange between a medium around the compression unit and a medium around the air separation unit,
- wherein a heat communication is arranged between the heat exchanger and the gas conditioning unit, wherein the heat communication is configured to transmit heat to the gas conditioning unit for conditioning gas delivered to the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.