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US 8,282,582 B2Granted
Portable self administered chest physiotherapy system
OwnerAlan Lee Starnerinventor
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Abstract
A chest physiotherapy device which allows self administered chest physiotherapy to assist in transfer of airway passage secretions.
Claims12
A chest physiotherapy device, comprising:
- a) a chest plate configured to engage a chest of a person;
- b) a hip panel configured to engage a hip of said person, said chest plate and said hip panel discretely coupled to a support frame;
- c) a vibration isolation means which substantially isolates vibration of said chest plate from said hip panel;
- d) a vibration generator which generates an amount of vibration of said chest plate;
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- e) a variably adjustable vibration controller which allows variable adjustment of said amount of vibration of said chest plate engaged to said part of said chest of said person over a period of time to induce an amount of chest vibration in said chest of said person sufficient to assist in removal of a lung secretion.
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