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Multi-frequency jet ventilation technique and apparatus

US4838259A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 1988
Grant dateJun 13, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M16/0096
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Respiration therapy is accomplished by generating pulses of inhalation gas for delivery to a patient. The inhalation gas pulses may be generated by entraining humidified low pressure gas with pulses of high pressure entrainment gas. The pulses of entrainment gas may be of variable frequency, duration and duty cycle and are produced by modulating the flow of a highly pressured gas with a solenoid operated valve.

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