Topical hyperbaric device for treating skin disorders

A self-sealing topical hyperbaric therapy device for administering pressurized oxygen to an afflicted region of a patient's body, said device comprising, in combination:

• an inflatable and generally toroidal plastic tube adapted to be inflated with air and having a top surface and a bottom surface, the tube assuming a collapsed configuration wherein the top and bottom surfaces are substantially adjacent when deflated and assuming an expanded configuration wherein the top and bottom surfaces are substantially separated when inflated, the expanded configuration of the tube including a center region;
• a flexible base member sealably joined to the bottom surface of the inflatable tube, the flexible base member and the center region of the tube defining an enclosed sealed chamber when the tube is inflated and is disposed between the patient's body and an external surface, the inflatable tube providing a cushion for the patient when disposed between the external surface and the patient's body;
• an inlet port connected to the enclosed sealed chamber for supplying pressurized oxygen thereto;
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• an outlet port connected to the enclosed sealed chamber for venting pressurized oxygen therefrom once the pressure therein reaches a predetermined pressure level.