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Nasal ventilation as a treatment for stroke

US6336454B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 1998
Grant dateJan 8, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2210/0618
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A new treatment and apparatus for acute and chronic treatment is described here which incorporates nasal ventilation, with or without concomitant drug therapy, using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or bi-level pressure treatment or variants thereof, including devices which automatically set their pressures based on physiologic data inputs.

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