Continuous positive airway pressure therapy device
US6253766A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/127
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved continuous positive airway pressure therapy device including a ring orifice through which compressed air or oxygen is introduced to effectively amplify the air flow to the patient by drawing ambient air into the device inlet for maintaining a continuous positive pressure of a patient's lungs during all portions of the breathing cycle.
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