Title:
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPENING AN AIRWAY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017185286
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper respiratory passages.SOLUTION: The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately to the subject's soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of the subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway. The device is reliably positioned while providing a vent layer of fabric between a device flange and the user's skin. The outer fabric is a soft open-weave mesh that promotes air circulation on the neck. It fastens in the back. The inner fabric is the vent layer, and the inner layer is sewn to the outer fabric at the periphery of the apparatus. Additional material is tucked in the apparatus to provide clearance for tissue that enters the apparatus at vacuum.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18
Inventors:
JEROME AARESTAD
JOHN CARL GOODMAN
JOHN CARL GOODMAN
Application Number:
JP2017121813A
Publication Date:
October 12, 2017
Filing Date:
June 22, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SOMMETRICS INC
International Classes:
A61F5/02; A61M16/04; A61F5/56
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2004533907A | 2004-11-11 |
Foreign References:
| WO2009143259A2 | 2009-11-26 | |||
| US20060266369A1 | 2006-11-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Seiji Ohno
Yuko Matsuniya
Ken Kitano
Umeda Shinsuke
Yuko Matsuniya
Ken Kitano
Umeda Shinsuke