Ventilation machine and method of ventilating a patient
AssigneeStimit AG
InventorsHans Pargger, Ronja Müller-Bruhn
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Abstract
A ventilation machine is disclosed that includes a conduit interface configured to be connected to a respiratory system of a human or animal patient, an air flow generator configured to deliver air through the conduit interface into the respiratory system of the patient, a processing unit in communication with the air flow generator and configured to control the airflow generator to deliver air into the respiratory system of the patient according to a breathing scheme, and an induction device for activating a diaphragm of the patient. The induction device is in communication with the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to control the induction device to activate the diaphragm in coordination with the breathing scheme.
Claims54
A ventilation machine comprising:
- a conduit interface configured to be connected to a respiratory system of a human or animal patient;
- an air flow generator configured to deliver air through the conduit interface into the respiratory system of the patient;
- a processing unit in communication with the air flow generator and configured to control the airflow generator to deliver air into the respiratory system of the patient according to a breathing scheme;
- and
- an induction device for activating a diaphragm of the patient, wherein
- the induction device is in communication with the processing unit, and
- the processing unit is configured to control the induction device to activate the diaphragm in coordination with the breathing scheme,
- wherein the induction device comprises an electro-magnetic field generator with a coil design configured to generate a spatial electro-magnetic field having a targeted shape, and
- wherein the electro-magnetic field is configured as a train of electro-magnetic pulses increasing in intensity until a target intensity is achieved to activate the diaphragm such that a continuous contraction or activation is induced.
A process of manufacturing a ventilation machine comprising:
- assembling to the ventilation machine
- a conduit interface configured to be connected to a respiratory system of a human or animal patient,
- an air flow generator configured to deliver air through the conduit interface into the respiratory system of the patient,
- a processing unit in communication with the air flow generator and configured to control the airflow generator to deliver air into the respiratory system of the patient according to a breathing scheme, and
- an induction device for activating a diaphragm of the patient, wherein the induction device is in communication with the processing unit;
- configuring the processing unit to control the induction device to activate the diaphragm in coordination with the breathing scheme;
- providing the induction device with an electro-magnetic field generator with a coil design;
- and
- configuring the coil design to generate a spatial electro-magnetic field having a targeted shape, wherein the electro-magnetic field is a train of electro-magnetic pulses that are continuously increased in intensity until a target intensity is achieved to activate the diaphragm such that a continuous contraction or activation is induced.
A method of ventilating a human or animal patient comprising:
- connecting a conduit interface to a respiratory system of the human or animal patient;
- delivering air through the conduit interface into the respiratory system of the patient;
- controlling the delivery of air into the respiratory system of the patient according to a breathing scheme;
- and
- activating a diaphragm of the patient by an induction device in coordination with the breathing scheme,
- wherein the induction device comprises an electro-magnetic field generator,
- wherein activating a diaphragm of the patient in coordination with the breathing scheme comprises stimulating a Phrenic nerve, and
- wherein the Phrenic nerve is stimulated by a spatial electro-magnetic field having a targeted shape generated by a coil design of the electro-magnetic field generator, wherein the electro-magnetic field is a train of electro-magnetic pulses that are continuously increased in intensity until a target intensity is achieved to activate the diaphragm such that a continuous contraction or activation is induced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.