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US 5,690,096 AGranted
Pediatric oxygenation device
OwnerJohn M. Burchinventor
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Abstract
Oxygen is supplied to a pediatric patient through a plaything coupled to an oxygen source. Oxygen is dispensed through the plaything through one or more oxygen ports which allow the patient to interact with the plaything while maintaining a flow of oxygen near the mouth and nose of the patient for maximum oxygen transfer.
Claims18
An oxygenation device comprising:
- a plaything to be held by a patient near the patients face;
- internal tubing disposed within said plaything and terminating in a plurality of outlet ports disposed at different regions of the plaything such that the plaything can be held in various orientations with at least one of said outlet ports proximate the patients nose and mouth areas.
A device for supplying gas to a patient comprising:
- an inlet for receiving gas from a gas source;
- an inflatable figure coupled to said inlet, said inflatable figure having a plurality of outlets, such that gas from said gas source inflates said inflatable figure and said gas is dispersed in the area of the inflatable figure so that a patient holding the plaything will receive a high concentration of said gas in the area surrounding the patient's nose and mouth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.