Inflatable resuscitation device

An improved omnidirectional compressible bladder having an inlet port to be compressed to supply air to a user device comprising:

• a) a body having a thin wall made of a flexible plastic material having an exhaust port;
• b) a first network means comprising substantially orthogonal interconnected inflatable fluid channels integrally contained in said flexible wall said first network means for inflatably erecting said bladder and maintains said bladder erect and resilient during compression of said bladder;
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• c) means carried by the bladder for inflating said first network of inflatable fluid channels with a gas and sealingly retaining said gas within said network during compression of said bladder.

An inflatable face mask for use in pulmonary resuscitation comprising:

• a) a thin wall body made of a flexible plastic material;
• b) a second network of interconnected inflatable fluid channels integrally contained within said body wall where said network of fluid channels when inflated erect said body into a face mask shape and maintain said body erect and resilient;
• c) a third network of interconnected inflatable fluid channels integrally contained within said body wall and integrally interconnected with said second network of inflatable fluid channels where said third network inflates upon inflation of said second network and when inflated erects and maintains a recepticle extending from said face mask to permit the passage of air to the user;
• d) means carried by said body for inflating said second network and said third network of inflatable fluid channels with a gas and sealingly retaining said gas within said second and third inflatable fluid channels.

An improved pulmonary resuscitator of the type having a compressible bladder to be compressed to supply air to a face mask fitted over the face of a person to be revived, the improvement comprising:

• a) a first network means comprising interconnected inflatable fluid channels integral with the bladder said first network means upon inflation erecting the bladder and maintaining the bladder erect and risilient;
• b) a second network of interconnected fluid channels integral with the face mask to erect it when the bladder is erected;
• c) means to interconnect the fluid channels of the bladder with those of the face mask;
• d) means to inflate the fluid channels with a gaseous medium to erect the bladder and face mask and to maintain gas pressure in the fluid channels during use of the resuscitator;
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• e) an inlet check valve to the bladder to admit air whereby the gaseous medium admitted into the bladder channels erects the bladder and face mask for use and after each pump of the bladder erects the bladder to draw ambient air into it through the inlet valve for the next cycle.