Respiratory muscle endurance training device and method for the use thereof
AssigneeTrudell Medical International
InventorsMARTIN P. FOLEY, Jerry R. Grychowski
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Abstract
A respiratory muscle endurance training device (RMET) includes a chamber and a patient interface. In one implementation, one or both of a CO, sensor or a temperature sensor can be coupled to the chamber or patient interface to provide the user or caregiver with indicia about the CO, level in, or the temperature of, the chamber or patient interface, and/or the duration of use of the device. In another implementation, the RMET may have a fixed volume portion adjustable to contain a measured portion of a specific patient's inspiratory volume capacity. Methods of using the device are also provided.
Claims10
A respiratory muscle endurance training device comprising:
- an adjustable chamber adjustable between at least a first interior volume and a second interior volume, said adjustable chamber comprising an output end;
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- a patient interface connected to said output end of said chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.