Medical equipment for high frequency chest wall oscillation (hfcwo) treatment

Medical equipment (200) according to the preceding claim, wherein the distance between the inner face (231) of the frame (220, 230) and each tubes connecting two consecutives pressure devices and is inferior to 6 mm.

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tubes are in contact with the inner face (231) of the frame (220, 230).

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the entire surface of the outer face (314) of the base is in contact with the inner face (231) of the frame (220, 230).

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least three pressure devices form a line of pressure devices, at least two of these pressure devices comprising each four ports and wherein the tubes connecting two consecutives pressure devices are comprised in a plane that is substantially parallel to the inner face (231) of the frame (220, 230).

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each port of the pressure device is permanently open during operation.

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the medical equipment comprises at least a fastener that fastens the frame (220, 230) to at least one of the tubes (300, 301).

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising at least one single fastener that fastens the frame (220, 230) to the at least two tubes connecting two consecutives pressure devices, wherein the fastener surrounds and clasps the two tubes—300, 300) and the frame (220, 230), and wherein the frame (220, 230) comprises at least a recess (340) or at least a hole through which passes the fastener (350) so that the fastener (350) tie does not slide along a direction that is parallel to the tubes (300, 300).

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the frame (220, 230) comprises

• a plurality of support sub-frames (261-265) configured to accommodate and fix the positions of the plurality of pressure devices (240), the plurality of support sub-frames (261-265) forming strips able to comply with a shape of the thorax, each strip extending along one main direction,
• at least a binding support (251, 251′, 251″, 252) arranged to link at least two of the plurality of support sub-frames (261-265) so as to prevent the plurality of support sub-frames (261-265) from being twisted around their respective main direction.

Medical equipment (200) according to the preceding claim, wherein the binding support (251, 252) and the support sub-frames (261-265) are formed of a single piece.

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a shroud (511) comprising at least an elastic portion and configured to surround an outer face (232) of the frame (220, 230) so that it compresses the pressure devices (240) onto the thorax when the medical equipment is worn.

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the four preceding claims, wherein the shroud (511) comprises at least a pocket configured to house at least a part of the frame (220, 230) so that the shroud (511) holds the frame (220, 230).

Medical equipment (200) according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the head of the pressure device (240) comprises an impact face (311) configured to apply repetitive compressions against the thorax and wherein the impact face (311) has an elongated shape that mainly extends along one main direction, the dimension of the impact face (311) along the main direction (L) being greater than three centimeters and being greater than 1.5 times the dimension (W) of the impact face (311) according to a direction perpendicular said main direction (L).