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US 5,400,779 AGranted
Continuous-flow respiratory resuscitation unit
OwnerJefferson G. De Resendeinventor
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Abstract
A continuous-flow respiratory resuscitation unit having a closed chamber, an inlet means for admitting a resuscitation gas into the closed chamber, an outlet means for discharging resuscitation gas to a patient, an exhalation valve which can be selectively opened or closed by a person administering resuscitation gas to a patient for the purpose of selectively discharging gas from the closed chamber to maintaining a predetermined pressure within the chamber, and an insufflation valve associated with the closed chamber to limit the maximum pressure within said chamber.
Claims3
A continuous-flow respiratory resuscitation unit comprising;
- a body structure defining a closed chamber, said body having means permitting said unit to be easily held and utilized with one hand, said body structure further including:
- (a) inlet means for continuously admitting a resuscitation gas into said chamber,
- (b) outlet means having a face piece thereon said outlet means discharging such resuscitation gas within said chamber to a patient,
- (c) an exhalation valve having means for selectively opening and closing said exhalation valve by a person administering such resuscitation gas to such a patient for the purpose of selectively discharging gas from said chamber, and
- (d) an adjustable insufflation valve having means for selectively controlling the maximum pressure within said chamber.
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