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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsRichard Paul Alfieri, Christopher W. McDaniel, Cheryl L. Needham, Christopher Gorman
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A ventilator that is small, lightweight, and portable, yet capable of being quickly adapted to operate in a plurality of different modes and configurations to deliver a variety of therapies to a patent. A porting system having a plurality of sensors structured to monitor a number of parameters with respect to the flow of gas, and a number of porting blocks is used to reconfigure the ventilator so that it operates as a single-limb or dual limb ventilator. In the single-limb configuration, an active or passive exhaust assembly can be provided proximate to the patient. The ventilator is capable of operate in a volume or pressure support mode, even in a single-limb configuration. In addition, a power control mechanism controls the supply of power to the ventilator from an AC power source, a lead acid battery, an internal rechargeable battery pack, and a detachable battery pack.
A ventilator comprising:
A method of servicing a ventilator, the ventilator comprising a housing, an inlet port, a flow generator, an outlet port, and an inlet airflow assembly, the method comprising:
An inlet airflow assembly for a ventilator, the ventilator including a housing having an exterior surface and a pocket extending inwardly from the exterior surface, an inlet port, a flow generator structured to generate a flow of gas, and an outlet port structured to discharge the flow of gas from the housing, the inlet airflow assembly comprising:
The inlet airflow assembly of 5, wherein the number of filtering members includes at least one air filter, and wherein the at least one air filter is disposed between the walls in the inlet airflow path in order that the gas flows through the at least one air filter.
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