Apparatus for application of pressure to a human body
US5222478A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/0238
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A respirator, resuscitator, wrap or sheath, breathing mask or the like which provides a closely form-fitting shell adapted to be disposed adjacent a portion of a human body to form intermediate the shell and the human body portion a thin section, minimal volume pressure containment chamber which receives pressures varying from ambient pressure for therapeutic purposes, and a corresponding method.
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