Pressure indicator for an oscillating positive expiratory pressure device
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1. A pressure indicator for an oscillating positive expiratory pressure (“
- OPEP”
) device, the pressure indicator comprising;
a manometer;
a conduit configured to transmit a pressure from the OPEP device to the manometer, the pressure having an oscillation frequency exceeding 10 Hz; and
,a pressure stabilizing orifice positioned within the conduit, the pressure stabilizing orifice being configured to dampen oscillations in the pressure transmitted from the OPEP device to the manometer;
wherein the pressure stabilizing orifice has a cross-sectional area between 0.196 mm2 and 1.767 mm2.
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Abstract
A pressure indicator for a respiratory treatment device, the pressure indicator including an instrument for measuring pressures, a conduit configured to transmit a pressure within the respiratory treatment device to the instrument, and a pressure stabilizer orifice positioned within the conduit.
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1. A pressure indicator for an oscillating positive expiratory pressure (“
- OPEP”
) device, the pressure indicator comprising;a manometer; a conduit configured to transmit a pressure from the OPEP device to the manometer, the pressure having an oscillation frequency exceeding 10 Hz; and
,a pressure stabilizing orifice positioned within the conduit, the pressure stabilizing orifice being configured to dampen oscillations in the pressure transmitted from the OPEP device to the manometer; wherein the pressure stabilizing orifice has a cross-sectional area between 0.196 mm2 and 1.767 mm2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing visual feedback during administration of oscillating positive expiratory pressure (“
- OPEP”
) therapy, the method comprising;receiving a flow of air from an OPEP device into a pressure indicator connected to the OPEP device, a pressure of the air from the OPEP device oscillating at a frequency exceeding 10 Hz; dampening oscillations in the pressure of the air from the OPEP device by passing the flow of air through a pressure stabilizing orifice positioned in the pressure indicator, the pressure stabilizing orifice having a cross-sectional area between 0.196 mm2 and 1.767 mm2; measuring the pressure of the air after the flow of air has passed through the pressure stabilizing orifice; and
,providing an indication of the measured pressure. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A pressure indicator for an oscillating positive expiratory pressure (“
- OPEP”
) device, the pressure indicator comprising;a manometer; a conduit configured to transmit a pressure from a mouthpiece of the OPEP device to the manometer, the conduit having a first portion angled outward from the mouthpiece and a second portion extending parallel to the mouthpiece; and
,a pressure stabilizing orifice positioned within the conduit, the pressure stabilizing orifice being configured to dampen oscillations in the pressure transmitted from the OPEP device to the manometer; wherein an entire length of the conduit does not exceed a combined length of the pressure indicator and the OPEP device, when the pressure indicator is connected to the OPEP device, as measured from the mouthpiece to an opposite end of the OPEP device. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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