High frequency chest wall oscillation system

US8460223B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hill-Rom Services PTE. LTD. · SG

Inventors

• Keith A. Huster · Sunman, US
• Gregory W. Branson · Batesville, US
• Todd P. O'Neal · Fairfield, US
• Mayur Yermaneni · Cincinnati, US
• Daniel G. Chase · Menomonie, US
• Karen M. Gove · Maple Grove, US
• Timothy J. Ikeler · Pensacola, US
• Stephen R. Schulte · Gibsonia, US
• Rachel Hopkins King · Cadiz, US
• Teresa Maria Mirabella · Charleston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 13, 2007
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2230/50
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An therapy system is operable to deliver a plurality of respiratory therapies to the patient and has an assessment system operable to assess the efficacy of at least one of the respiratory therapies. The therapy system may be operable to deliver any one or more of the following therapies: a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) therapy, a nebulizer therapy, an intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) therapy, a cough assist therapy, a suction therapy, a bronchial dilator therapy, and the like. The assessment system may comprise any one or more of the following devices: a flow meter, a spirometer, an electronic stethoscope, a tympanic thermometer, a pulse oximeter, a respiration rate monitor, and the like.