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Portable face shield for performing artificial respiration

US5765551A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
13References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 22, 1996
Grant dateJun 16, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M16/20
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shielded artificial respiratory device that functions as a one-way ventilator of exhalation and which can be easily folded into a small package that can be stored in a wallet or purse. The device has soft sheets thermally bonded and placed around a patient's mouth and valve on the underside of the sheets for inserting in the patient's mouth. The valve has an expandable internal pouch and a spaced exterior cover with a ventilator provided therebetween.

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