Nasal ventilation as a treatment for stroke
US6776155B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2021 |
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- 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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