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8205614 Delivery device  
A delivery device, e.g. an inhaler, includes a rotatable metering member adapted to dispense a measured amount of material, a material delivery passage and a material delivery orifice and at least...
8206687 Phospholipid-based inhalation system  
The present invention includes a method for delivering medications deeper into the lungs and to the medications' pulmonary targets, which include bronchioles and alveoli. A first particularly...
8201554 Inhalation device having an optimized air flow path  
A device for the pulmonary delivery of a compound comprising a reservoir for storing a compound, a system for generating particles of a desired size, and a housing comprising an inlet and an outlet...
8196573 Methods and systems for operating an aerosol generator  
A system for intermittent delivery of an aerosolized medicament is disclosed. The system may include an aerosol generator, a controller and a conduit. The aerosol generator may be configured to...
8196582 Backpack for air extraction from snow  
An apparatus and system are disclosed to extract breathable air from snow via an air extraction backpack. The apparatus includes an air-permeable extraction assembly that is attached to a backpack....
8191551 Oxygen delivery system  
Disclosed are apparatus and method for delivering oxygen from an oxygen supply to a person in a convenient, sanitary and organized manner. The oxygen delivery system includes a rail attached to a...
8192523 Device and method for separating and increasing the concentration of charged particles in a sampled aerosol  
A respirator leak detection system and method for increasing the sensitivity and accuracy of leak detection through the fit seal of a respirator. A charged particle separator is used to separate...
8186344 Method and system to control mechanical lung ventilation  
The present disclosure refers to a system to control mechanical lung ventilation with volume band, more particularly a system to manage respiratory cycles in patients. Preferably, said respiratory...
8186343 Dose indicator for a fluid dispenser device  
A dose indicator for indicating the number of doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed from a fluid dispenser device, the indicator being characterized in that it comprises an...
8181591 Domed actuator for indicating device  
An indicating device includes a first housing component adapted to be mounted to a container and a second housing component moveably connected to the first housing component. The second housing...
8181646 Adapter for use in an aerosol delivery system  
An aerosol inhalation system includes a first conduit member for delivering medication in the form of aerosol particles to a patient. The system also includes a first device in fluid communication...
RE43398 Methods and apparatus to generate liquid ambulatory oxygen from an oxygen concentrator  
The present invention is directed to a much safer and less expensive way of providing portable oxygen from a gas concentrator for patients who do not want to be tied to a stationary machine or...
8181643 System and method for detection and repair of pulmonary air leaks  
A method for repairing pulmonary air leaks in a lung residing in a chest cavity and having an intake air stream and an outer surface is disclosed. An exemplary method comprises: introducing a first...
8182791 Formulations for use in inhaler devices  
A formulation for an inhaler device comprises carrier particles having a diameter of at least 50 μm and a mass median diameter of at least 175 μm; active particles; and additive material to which i...
8182505 Nasal support device and method  
The present disclosure provides a device and method for facilitating air flow in the nasal passage of a domestic animal. The nasal support device (NSD) disclosed herein is useful for facilitating...
8177805 Removable anchored lung volume reduction devices and methods  
An intra-bronchial device may be placed and anchored in an air passageway of a patient to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway. The device includes an obstructing member that...
8176920 Artificial airway apparatus  
The invention relates to apparatus (19) for use in establishing an artificial airway in a patient, the apparatus comprising a tube (19a) for introduction into the patient's trachea for passage of...
8172128 Counter device  
Improved counter device (1) having a hollow casing (2) on the inside of which a mechanical type of numerator assembly (3) is housed with an activation device for the numerator assembly (3), and...
8172827 Apparatus for treating asthma using neurotoxin  
Apparatus for providing intrabronchial delivery of neurotoxins to control the effects of asthma comprises a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a neurotoxin applicator assembly disposed on...
8171929 Delivery device and method  
A delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject, the delivery device comprising: at least one nosepiece unit (21) for insertion into one nasal cavity of a...
8171931 Valve unit for a rebreather apparatus  
The present invention concerns a valve unit for a rebreather apparatus that recycles gas exhaled by a user. The valve unit includes a housing 5 with a first port for communication with a...
8173107 Delivery of antipsychotics through an inhalation route  
The present invention relates to the delivery of antipsychotics through an inhalation route. Specifically, it relates to aerosols containing antipsychotics that are used in inhalation therapy. In a...
8166968 Scupper valve snorkel  
A conjoined tube within a tube located inside a lower section of a snorkel designed to steer water droplets away from the snorkel diver's breathing path. The lower section of the snorkel has two...
8166972 Antiseptic mask and method of using antiseptic mask  
The invention is an antiseptic mask, comprising a canister configured to store an antiseptic agent, one or more filters adapted to receive the antiseptic agent and a housing comprising a passageway...
8166967 Systems and methods for intubation  
An intubation device is provided. The intubation device comprises a movable guide having a guide extension, and a guide tip; at least one trachea condition sensor to detect a trachea condition...
8161967 Bougie device  
A bougie device for guiding insertion of an endotracheal tube into an airway of a person, comprises an elongate body of shape memory and self-lubricating material, for example Teflon™. A...
8162921 Method and device for nasal irrigation and drug delivery  
A method and device for nasal irrigation and drug delivery wherein fluid held in a canister is atomized via a compressed air supply to create particles sized for penetration and retention in the...
8161971 Nasal and oral patient interface  
A patient interface for communicating fluids to and/or from a patient's nasal cavity and/or oral cavity is disclosed. In addition, a patient interface for fluid and physiological function...
8161966 Respiratory muscle endurance training device and method for the use thereof  
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...
8156829 Methods of acoustic measurement and control of pharmaceutical sprays  
Methods of modulating a characteristic of a pharmaceutical compound spray by acoustic measurement and control of the pharmaceutical spray are disclosed. The methods include analyzing a selected...
8158773 RNAi modulation of RSV and therapeutic uses thereof  
The present invention is based on the in vivo demonstration that RSV can be inhibited through intranasal administration of iRNA agents as well as by parenteral administration of such agents....
8156934 Device for securing airway tubing to a patient  
An airway tube securing device (ASTD) having a tubular constrictor attached to an oral piece and a fastener for fastening the ASTD to the face of a patient provides for the correct placing and...
8157128 Indicating device  
A dispenser for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing having a top, a bottom, and a wall defining an elongated cavity open at the top and extending...
8156933 Cloud nebulizer  
A nebulizer apparatus according to the present invention has an enclosure including a primary chamber of ambient air, a medicant chamber and a secondary chamber. The secondary chamber is for...
8156937 Portable ventilator system  
A portable ventilator uses a Roots-type blower as a compressor to reduce both the size and power consumption of the ventilator. Various functional aspects of the ventilator are delegated to...
8151794 Aerosol delivery system  
Ventilator circuit aerosol delivery systems used to administer medication to a patient are disclosed. In one implementation, a metered dose inhaler (“MDI”) ventilator assembly may include a hou...
8151795 Method of demand valve oxygen therapy for rapid abort of cluster headache  
Methods for easing the duration of pain experienced by patients during a cluster headache are disclosed including providing a high-pressure source of substantially pure oxygen, applying the oxygen...
8151791 Methods and devices for performing an emergency or non-emergency tracheotomy  
Methods and devices for performing emergency and non-emergency tracheotomies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device for performing an emergency tracheostomy includes a dilator having a...
8151790 Volume exchanger valve system and method to increase circulation during CPR  
A method for regulating gas flows into and out of a patient includes repetitively forcing respiratory gases out of the lungs. Respiratory gases are prevented from entering back into the lungs...
8146598 Medical device tube having a flange with opposing support ears for improved alignment and retention of an inner cannula in an outer cannula  
A medical device tube having opposing support ears for improved coupling of an inner cannula to an outer cannula. The medical device tube comprises an outer cannula having opposing support ears on...
8147760 Portable chemical oxygen generator  
A portable apparatus is provided which generates high purity breathable oxygen. The oxygen is produced in a reaction chamber from the reaction between an oxygen generating composition and a...
8146586 Liquid ejection cartridge and liquid ejection device  
Provided are a liquid ejection cartridge and a liquid ejection device each having a simple structure capable of surely mixing a plurality of liquids. An example of the liquid ejection cartridge...
8146594 Flat-folded personal respiratory protection devices  
A personal respiratory protection device that includes a multi-layered structure and first and second means for attaching a headband. The multilayered structure includes a filter medium and is...
8146592 Method and apparatus for regulating fluid flow or conserving fluid flow  
Fluid flow regulators and fluid conservers are disclosed. An exemplary fluid conserver may be operated in one of an intermittent mode of operation and a continuous mode of operation. Further, the...
8146591 Capnometry system for use with a medical effector system  
Disclosed is a capnometry apparatus for receiving respiratory gas from a respiratory cannula positioned on a patient. An integrated host controller alerts a user if the capnometry apparatus is...
8146587 Method for nasal irrigation and drug delivery  
A method of treating neoplasms of the nasal cavity. Fluid containing corticosteroids held in a canister is atomized via a compressed air supply to create particles sized for penetration and...
8142544 Adsorbent bed pressure balancing for a gas concentrator  
A system and a method are described for monitoring pressure imbalances in the adsorbent beds of a portable gas concentrator. Using the programmability features found in modern portable...
8141551 Mouthpiece and flow rate controller for intrapulmonary delivery devices  
This invention relates to a therapeutic device and method of administering precisely measured doses of a therapeutic substance via inhalation to pediatric and adult patients. More specifically, the...
8141550 Dispensing device  
A dispenser includes a dispenser housing, an indicating device connected to the dispenser housing and a container removably engaged with the dispenser housing. The container and the dispenser...
8136520 Occlusion device  
An obturator for a bronchial tube or tubule of a human or animal lung includes a blocking element (92) and a securing element (90). The blocking element serves to seal the tube or tubule against...