Title:
気流処置装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004500905
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An airway clearance system and method produces high frequency chest wall oscillations (HFCWO) and increased airflow velocities through the air passages to clear the lungs of mucus. The system includes a chest wall force applicator to produce the HFCWO by applying an oscillating force component and a steady state (or bias line) force component. An air pressure input mouthpiece system that supplies airflow to a mouthpiece with a steady state, air component which tends to counteract or cancel the bias line force component.
Inventors:
Van Brant, Nicholas Peas.
Gegney, Donald Jay.
Gegney, Donald Jay.
Application Number:
JP2001527700A
Publication Date:
January 15, 2004
Filing Date:
August 29, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Advanced Respiratory, Inc.
International Classes:
A61H31/00; A61H23/04; A61M16/00; A61M16/06; A61B5/085; (IPC1-7): A61M16/00; A61H31/00; A61M16/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto