Acoustic Ventilation and Respiratory Booster Machine

An acoustic ventilation system, comprising:

• an acoustic signal generator;
• an acoustic signal transmitter operably connected to the acoustic signal generator;
• the acoustic signal transmitter having an acoustic transducer configured to emit pressure oscillations from 1 Hz-2 MHz configured to improve gas exchange in a patient's pulmonary system;
• the acoustic transducer residing within the inlet of an acoustic housing comprising at least one gradually narrowing channel with a closing angle less than 60 degrees and configured to transmit the sound waves to the channel's outlet which is proportionally smaller than the inlet;
• a ventilator operably connected to a respiratory gas conduit;
• the gas conduit configured to be operably connected to a patient's airway, and
• the gas conduit configured to deliver the sound wave into the patient's airway along with tides of pressure changes from zero to 100 cm H2O and undulations of 0-180 per minute.

A method of mechanically ventilating a patient to improve gas exchange, comprising:

• generating an acoustic signal via an acoustic signal generator operably connected to an acoustic signal transmitter having an acoustic transducer;
• ventilating a patient using a positive-pressure mechanical ventilator;
• the ventilator delivering a flow of respiratory gas via a respiratory tubing circuit via a patient's airway into the lungs of the patient;
• emitting the acoustic signal as a sound wave into the flow of respiratory gas such that the emitted signal improves gas exchange in the patient, and
• delivering a therapeutic agent via the respiratory tubing into the airway and/or the lungs, such that the aerosolized therapeutic agent is distributed in the lungs more evenly compared to without the presence of the acoustic signal.