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Inverse proportional assist ventilation apparatus

US5720278A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 1996
Grant dateFeb 24, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2016/0036
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A breathing apparatus for supplying a supportive inspiration pulse in response to a sensed inhalation effort of a subject connected to the apparatus has a supportive response controlled so that the amplitude of the inspiration pulse displays an inverse relationship to the magnitude of the sensed inhalation effort.

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