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5343878 Pressure application method  
A method of treating sleep apnea by the novel application of pressure varying from ambient pressure to external portions of a patient's neck, and a novel breathing mask seal apparatus.
5335650 Process control for liquid ventilation and related procedures  
A process is provided for controlling a ventilation procedure wherein a liquid ventilation system passes a breathing liquid through at least a portion of a patient's pulmonary pathways. In this...
5335653 Method and apparatus for delivering a stable gas mixture to a patient  
A method and apparatus for delivering respiratory gases to a patient maintains a mixture of gases stable and minimizes the effects of ambient air leakage. Some of the gases supplied to a gas...
5335655 Suction control valve  
A suction control valve is disclosed which includes a primary suction device access and an ancillary suction device access. The valve includes an actuator which is movable between a first position...
5333606 Method for using a respirator accessory access port and adaptor therefore  
An endotracheal respiration system is disclosed which includes a respirator manifold which includes a port for attachment and detachment of an accessory device thereto without interruption of...
5331956 Airline seat safety blanket  
An airline seat is arranged with a compartment formed at an upper end portion of the airline seat, with the compartment having an entrance door pivotally mounted relative to the compartment...
5331955 Air tank adapter for converting a self-contained breathing apparatus to a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus  
An air tank adapter is designed to facilitate the use of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) air tanks with a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA).
5320094 Method of administering insulin  
A method of delivering a protein, in particular insulin, to the lungs. The method is characterized in that an aerosolized mist of small particles is produced in an associated medicament delivery...
5318017 Guide for transesophageal echo probe  
A guide for an esophageal echo probe includes a bite block with a collar about one end thereof to seat about the patient's mouth and a sleeve of low friction, flexible, form-retaining material...
5309900 Atomizer particularly for use in devices for inhalation therapy  
Inhalation therapy is not only used for the treatment of respiratory tract diseases, but also increasingly for administering other medicinal substances. In this kind of therapy, the substance is...
5307794 Oscillating ventilator apparatus and method and patient isolation apparatus  
An apparatus and method for facilitating the transfer of an oscillating ventilator apparatus from one patient to the next, without requiring disinfection of the air pulse generating diaphragm and...
5305743 Artificial airway device  
A manufacturing process to produce a laryngeal mask substantially as described in UK Patent GB2205499B consists in a mould which manufactures the inflatable annular ring formation of the device in...
5301668 Field of view underwater diving computer monitoring and display system  
A system for conveying information to an underwater diver wearing a mask. The information is conveyed via a field of view display system which places the information at the glance of the diver...
5299566 Method of administering phospholipid dispersions  
A method of administering a surfactant dispersion to the lungs of a patient in need of such treatment is disclosed. The method comprises heating the dispersion and nebulizing the heated dispersion...
5289819 Device for operating and testing gas masks and breathing equipment  
A testing device for gas masks and breathing equipment has a head part, to which the gas mask and breathing equipment can be connected and which is connected to a testing unit simulating the...
5287852 Apparatus and method for maintaining a tracheal stoma  
A releasably anchorable bushing conduit apparatus for providing access through a wall having a generally accessible side and a generally inaccessible side and an opening extending through the wall...
5287849 Medicinal aerosol delivery system and method of use  
A method and apparatus for administering medicinal aerosol to a patient's lungs through an endotracheal tube (22) connected to a ventilator (100) or other respiratory apparatus, in which a charging...
5285776 Adaptor with tracheal tube  
An assembly has a tracheal tube and an adaptor having a connecting tube insertable in the tracheal tube and a connecting piece connectable with a resuscitation tube. The adaptor has at least one...
5284134 Swivel connector  
A swivel connector is provided for use in either an intravenous liquid supply line or an oxygen supply line to allow the line to rotate to prevent kinking. A body portion is provided having a...
5284133 Inhalation device with a dose-timer, an actuator mechanism, and patient compliance monitoring means  
An inhalation device is provided with a mechanism to assure patient compliance with a drug dosage regimen. The control mechanism includes a controller (24), a timer (26), an actuator (28) and a...
5280780 Oxygen delivery and conserving device  
An apparatus for conserving oxygen delivered to a patient including a flat annular housing with an interior chamber having an outlet and inlet port, with the outlet port affixed to a flow check...
5277176 Extracorporeal lung assistance apparatus and process  
An extracorporeal lung assistance device having an oxygen-containing gas chamber positioned in such relationship to a gas exchange chamber that transfer of oxygen to blood and the withdrawal of...
5273032 Oxygenating oral medical appliance  
An endoscopic mouth guard having a smoothly contoured, waisted tube merging into a peripheral flange at the front end of said tube, a manifold integral with the front face of said flange defining a...
5271387 Harness connector for scuba tanks and the like  
A harness connector for securing a first tank to a second tank, for example for fastening an auxiliary air tank to a main air tank in scuba diving applications. The connector comprises a receiving...
5265596 Device for feeding breathing gas  
The expansion valve unit, coupled to a lever of a diaphragm by means of a rod unit extending through the internal cavity of the housing, includes heat exchange with the surrounding medium, a rod...
5259371 Endotracheal tube and method of intubation  
The present invention is an endotracheal tube and the corresponding method of utilizing the endotracheal tube in an intubation procedure. The endotracheal tube is orally advanced past the...
5259372 Oxygen cylinder carrier apparatus particularly for stretchers  
An oxygen bottle carrier apparatus is particularly designed for securing a "D" size oxygen storage cylinder to a medical patient transport stretcher for transport to, from, or in an emergency...
5259374 Diver adjustable control for underwater breathing apparatus  
A control device for an air inlet valve to a second stage regulator for an underwater breathing apparatus which allows a diver, while wearing the apparatus, to adjust the amount of suction pressure...
5259377 Endotracheal tube stylet  
A stylet for use in both oral and nasal endotracheal intubation comprises a flexible member, a collar slidably mounted thereon, a handle mounted at one end of and along the longitudinal axis of the...
5255670 Air reservoir  
An air reservoir (4) intended for regulating the pressure in the sealing cuff of a respiration catheter has a wall consisting of an elastic membrane (3). The reservoir also functions as a pressure...
5253643 Oral airway for demountably attaching an endotracheal tube  
An oral airway (10) for providing fluid communication through a patient's uth and into the patient's trachea. The oral airway (10) includes a tubular body (12) having a near end (14) and a removed...
5253640 Process for the calibration of a flow sensor in a respiratory system  
A process for calibrating a flow sensor in a respiratory system, with final control elements arranged in the respiratory system for influencing the respiration gas stream, is to be improved in...
5249571 Laryngeal clamp airway  
A clamping mechanism for use in conjunction with or forming an integral part of a laryngeal mask airway, for the purpose of forming a seal between the mask and the entrance to the larynx; the seal...
5245998 Humidity concentrating tent  
A treatment system includes a vaporizer, a tent for maintaining a high humidity environment in a chamber around at least the upper body of an individual under treatment, and a flexible conduit from...
5245991 Apparatus for supporting deep breathing and check valve for the same  
A therapeutic apparatus for promoting deep breathing in a user has an elastic bag capable of expanding and contracting, the bag having an inlet, and a pipe with a bag engaging flange around one end...
5243969 Air-cleaning cartridge with an expandable film bag for a charge  
An air-cleaning cartridge for treating respiration air with a chemical as a packing, whose housing wall consists at least partially of an expandable, elastic material, is to be improved such that...
5239989 Safety device  
A portable emergency breathing apparatus provides both a source of breathing gas and a source of light to a person confronted by an emergency situation. Breathing gas from a supply container is...
5233976 Second stage regulator hose with built-in cone adjusting tool  
A built-in regulator cone adjusting tool for a second stage regulator having a housing, an inlet port in the housing, and a cone having a front end and being disposed in the inlet port for...
5231979 Humidifier for CPAP device  
A humidifier (10) is provided which includes a body (16) defining a plenum (32) for receiving air and a quantity of water therewithin, said body (16) further presenting a tubular inlet (18) and...
5228434 Mixture for anesthesia  
A method for anesthetizing a patient comprising providing to the patient for breathing stable xenon, oxygen and helium and a gas mixture suitable therefor.
5222486 Swivel connector for use in an oxygen line  
A swivel connector is provided for use in an oxygen line to prevent kinking of the oxygen line. The swivel connector has a body with an elongated cylindrical cavity adapted to receive an elongated...
5220915 Air delivery and circulation means for a surgical drape  
An air delivery and ventilation system for head surgery which is used under a drape including a flexible air supply conduit with discharge at inlet ends, the discharge end being elevated over the...
5220699 Surgical face mask support apparatus and method  
A facial support mask supports the face of a patient in the prone position during surgical procedures in spaced relation above a support surface and in a variety of selectively fixed positions...
5196244 Disposable tissue trap with aseptic barrier  
The discovery of this invention is that the use of an aseptic barrier in the form of a layer of material which is impervious to the passage of water in combination with at least one layer of...
5195512 Apparatus for evacuating excess gases from surgery patient's face  
An apparatus for removing introduced or exhaled from the mouth and nose area of a patient via a suction device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first flexible and hollow cylinder having one...
5193529 Applicance for use in inspiration and expiration techniques and exercises  
Appliance for the application of inspiration and expiration techniques, comprising an elongated cylindrical base part which is passed through by a channel, in which the patient has to breathe...
5193531 Process and apparatus for controlling a gas pressure and system for supplying gas comprising such device  
To compensate for load losses in a downstream part of a line for supplying gas under controlled pressure through a valve which is controlled by a pick-up upstream of the line, the pressure read by...
5184365 Method and apparatus of a positioning system for airway management  
A positioning system provides for airway management of a supine subject. A number of bags are provided for supporting the head and lower neck/upper shoulders area of the subject. Once the bags are...
5174287 Airway feedback measurement system responsive to detected inspiration and obstructive apnea event  
An improved apparatus for and method of providing feedback to an implantable pulse generator to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Sensors monitor the electrical activity associated with contractions...
5168867 Locking device for a metering device for an anesthetic vaporizer  
A locking device 5 for a metering device 3 of an anesthetic vaporizer 1 with an unlocking device 6 for actuating the metering device 3 is provided so as to ensure blocking of the unlocking device 6...
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