Method and apparatus for pulmonary and cardiovascular conditioning of racehorses and competition animals
AssigneeTranspirator Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRichard H. Blackmer, Jonathan W. Hedman
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Abstract
A high humidity method and an apparatus are described which are useful for conditioning a pulmonary and/or a cardiovascular system in a large animal. The method broadly comprises delivering a humidified air stream at a dew point temperature greater than the environmental ambient dew point temperature to an animal's respiratory tract.
Claims7
A high humidity method useful for conditioning a pulmonary and/or a cardiovascular system in a large veterinary animal comprising
- (i) providing a stream of gas;
- (ii) heating water in a container means;
- (iii) providing a porous membrane means disposed within said container means, said container means adapted to permit liquid droplets to contact said porous membrane surface to permit a vapor to defuse therethrough;
- (iv) mixing said vapor with said stream of gas to humidify said stream of gas;
- (v) delivering said humidified stream of gas at a rate from greater than about 60 to about 500 liters per minute to the animal's respiratory tract at a dew point temperature greater than the environmental ambient dew point temperature, said humidified air steam dew point temperature is within the range of about 99.degree. F. to about 110.degree. F.
A high humidity veterinary therapy method useful for conditioning pulmonary and/or cardio-vascular system in veterinary animals comprising delivering a humidified air stream at a dew point temperature within the range of about 99.degree. F. to about 110.degree. F. temperature and less than a permanent tissue damage temperature of an animal's central nervous system, said humidified air stream is delivered at a rate from greater than about 60 to about 500 liters per minute.
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