Respiratory muscle endurance training device and method for the use thereof
AssigneeTrudell Medical International
InventorsMartin P. Foley, Jerry R. Grychowski
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Abstract
A respiratory muscle endurance training device (RMET) includes a chamber and a patient interface. In one implementation, one or both of a CO2 sensor or a temperature sensor can be coupled to the chamber or patient interface to provide the user or caregiver with indicia about the CO2 level in, or the temperature of, the chamber or patient interface, and/or the duration of use of the device. In another implementation, the RMET may have a fixed volume portion adjustable to contain a measured portion of a specific patient's inspiratory volume capacity. Methods of using the device are also provided.
Claims10
A respiratory muscle endurance training device comprising:
- an adjustable chamber adjustable between at least a first interior volume and a second interior volume, said adjustable chamber comprising an output end, an input end spaced from said output end and a one-way inhalation valve disposed proximate said input end;
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- a patient interface connected to said output end of said chamber.
A respiratory muscle endurance training device comprising:
- an adjustable chamber adjustable between at least a first interior volume and a second interior volume, said adjustable chamber comprising an output end;
- a patient interface connected to said output end of said chamber;
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- a CO2 sensor coupled to at least one of said chamber and said patient interface.
A respiratory muscle endurance training device comprising:
- an adjustable chamber adjustable between at least a first interior volume and a second interior volume, said adjustable chamber comprising an output end;
- a patient interface connected to said output end of said chamber;
- and
- a temperature sensor coupled to at least one of said chamber and said patient interface.
A respiratory muscle endurance training device comprising:
- a chamber comprising an output end;
- a patient interface connected to said output end of said chamber, said patient interface and said chamber defining an interior space;
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- a CO2 sensor interfacing with said interior space and comprising user indicia adapted to indicate at least one of a level of CO2 in said interior space or a length of time of usage by a user.
A respiratory muscle endurance training device comprising:
- a chamber comprising an output end;
- a patient interface connected to said output end of said chamber, said patient interface and said chamber defining an interior space;
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- a temperature sensor coupled to at least one of said chamber and said patient interface and comprising user indicia adapted to indicate at least one of a temperature of said interior space, said chamber and said patient interface or a length of time of usage by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.