Acoustic transceiver respiratory therapy apparatus

An apparatus for assisting a user in loosening phlegm and mucus plugs accumulated in a user's airways including bronchial tubes and lungs comprising:

• a hollow housing having a cap portion forming at least part of an acoustic coupling chamber, said cap portion including a mouthpiece around a portion of said chamber having at least one breathing passage therethrough leading out of said cap portion, said mouthpiece including a connection for directing a pharmaceutical material into said breathing passage from a pharmaceutical delivery device;
• an audio signal generator within a base portion of said housing having an acoustic transducer coupled to said chamber in said cap portion, said generator transmitting an acoustic waveform into said coupling chamber;
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• said mouthpiece coupling the acoustic coupling chamber into the user's airways when the mouthpiece is held in a user's mouth and permitting a patient to breathe through the breathing passage while said coupling chamber directs said acoustic waveform from said acoustic transducer into such a patient's airways.

An apparatus for assisting a patient in loosening phlegm and mucus collected in a patient's lungs, bronchial and/or tracheal passages comprising:

• a cap portion module and a base portion module, said cap portion module forming at least part of an acoustic coupling chamber, said cap portion module including a mouthpiece around a portion of said chamber having at least one breathing passage therethrough leading out of said cap portion;
• an audio signal generator housed within said base portion module coupled to an acoustic transducer in said cap portion module, said acoustic transducer transmitting an audio waveform into said coupling chamber;
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• said mouthpiece coupling the acoustic coupling chamber into a patient's airways when the mouthpiece is held in a patient's mouth and permitting a patient to breathe through the breathing passage while said coupling chamber directs said acoustic waveform from said acoustic transducer into such a patient's airways.

An apparatus for assisting a patient in loosening phlegm and mucus collected in a patient's lungs, bronchial and/or tracheal passages comprising:

• a cap portion module and a base portion module, said cap portion module forming at least part of an acoustic coupling chamber, said cap portion module including a generally cup shaped face mask adapted to fit over a patient's nose and mouth to couple said chamber into a patient's airways,
• an audio signal generator housed within said base portion module and coupled to an acoustic transducer in said cap portion module, said acoustic transducer transmitting an acoustic waveform into said coupling chamber;
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• said face mask permitting a patient to breathe through said mask while said coupling chamber directs said acoustic waveform from said acoustic transducer into such a patient's airways.