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Respiratory assist device

  • US 4,004,579 A
  • Filed: 10/08/1975
  • Issued: 01/25/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A respiratory assist device, comprising:

  • a garment of flexible material extending around the lower region of a wearer'"'"'s rib cage;

    a plurality of elongated compression straps retained on the garment, said straps having separate sets of circumferential side portions located on the garment adjacent opposed sides of the wearer and disposed to cover the lower region of the wearer'"'"'s rib cage when the garment is worn, and having the separate sets of end portions extending from said side portions toward a location intermediate said side portions when the garment is worn; and

    means for effectively separately joining different sets of said end portions on each side, whereby the joining means may be pulled to compress the lower region of the wearer'"'"'s rib cage and facilitate expiration.

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