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Peep valve with filter

US8534283B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

20Claims

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Assignee

MERCURY ENTERPRISES, INC. · US

Inventors

George E. Howe, Jr. · Binghamton, US
Brian Maxfield · Boca Raton, US
Jeffrey B. Ratner · Pinellas Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 19, 2010
Grant date	Sep 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/583
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An application for a PEEP valve includes a filter media in the air flow between a patient interface and exit vent(s). The patient interface is connected to a patient airway system and the exit vents exhaust exhalation gasses into the atmosphere. The filter prevents or reduces the passage of microbes from the patient's exhalation gasses into the atmosphere. The PEEP valve provides positive gas pressure to a patient's lungs, requiring a predetermined exhalation gas pressure to be exceeded before releasing exhalation gasses into the atmosphere.

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