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US 2016/0095994 A1Published application
Hypoxic Breathing Apparatus and Method
AssigneeThird Wind, LLC
InventorsJarrod D. Currin, Byron L. Gilman, Mark W. Kroll
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Abstract
A breathing apparatus includes a breathing mask, hose, and first housing in fluid communication with the hose and breathing mask. The first housing has first and second chambers which are separated by a barrier comprising a carbon dioxide scrubber. The breathing apparatus is configured to conduct hypoxic therapy and tailor the therapeutic session to the patient while collecting data about patient response.
Claims37
A breathing apparatus comprising:
- a breathing mask;
- a hose attached to the breathing mask and defining an expiratory flow passage through which expiratory gas from the breathing mask flows, the hose further attached to a first port, the first port defining an inlet into a first housing such that the flow passage is in fluid communication with the first port;
- the first port comprising a first directional valve for one-directional flow of the expiratory gas through the first port into the first housing;
- the first housing having a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber separated from the first chamber by a barrier, the barrier comprising a carbon dioxide scrubber through which the expiratory gas flows after entering the first chamber;
- an expandable reservoir in fluid communication with at least one of the first chamber and second chamber;
- the barrier separating the first and second chambers having a second port, the second port comprising a second directional valve for one-directional flow of gas out of the second chamber;
- and
- wherein the second port communicates with the breathing mask via an inspiratory flow passage.
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A method of providing hypoxic therapy to a patient comprising:
- providing a breathing apparatus having:
- a breathing mask;
- a port;
- a control assembly;
- and
- a hose attached to the breathing mask and port;
- providing a gaseous mixture to the patient with the breathing apparatus;
- monitoring the gaseous mixture provided to the patient with the breathing apparatus;
- measuring the patient's oxygen saturation level;
- measuring the rate of change of the patient's oxygen saturation level;
- and
- adjusting the contents of the gaseous mixture provided to the patient with the breathing apparatus.
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A method of administering hypoxic therapy comprising:
- providing a mixture of hypoxic gas to a patient;
- measuring the patient's physiological response to the mixture of hypoxic gas, including the rate at which the patient's arterial oxygen saturation is changing;
- and
- adjusting the mixture of hypoxic gas provided to the patient in real time based on the patient's physiological response.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.