Device for performing therapeutic treatments
First Claim
1. Apparatus for moistening a body area of a patient, comprising:
- holding means to hold a supply of a liquid;
ultrasonic spray means having an activated state to spray the liquid onto the body area, and a deactivated state wherein the spray means does not spray the liquid onto the body area;
liquid conducting means connected to the holding means and to the ultrasonic spray means, and having an open position to conduct liquid from the holding means to the ultrasonic spray means, and a closed position to prevent the liquid from passing from the holding means to the ultrasonic spray means; and
control means connected to the liquid conducting means to regularly move the liquid conducting means between the open and closed positions a plurality of times during a pre-determined interval, and further connected to the ultrasonic spray means to regularly change said ultrasonic spray means between the activated and deactivated states a plurality of times during the predetermined interval, the control means maintaining the ultrasonic spray means in the activated state for a brief period each time after the liquid conducting means is moved from the open position to the closed position during the predetermined interval, to inhibit the accumulation of fluid in the ultrasonic spray means when said ultrasonic spray means is in the deactivated state.
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Abstract
There is described a device for performing therapeutic treatments, such as notably the moistening of the mouth cavity and lips of a comatose or terminal patient, the retaining in a moist and sterile condition of a wound or operating field, which device is formed by an ultrasound sprayer which receives water or a similar liquid from a tank, said ultrasound sprayer can spray droplets the size of which does not exceed 70 microns, and is mounted on the end of a movable arm, in such a way that the spraying may occur in the direct vicinity of the space or area to be treated, while means are provided to prevent with a stoppage of the sprayer operation, the conveying to the patient of condensed water or moisture spray.
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6 Claims
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1. Apparatus for moistening a body area of a patient, comprising:
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holding means to hold a supply of a liquid; ultrasonic spray means having an activated state to spray the liquid onto the body area, and a deactivated state wherein the spray means does not spray the liquid onto the body area; liquid conducting means connected to the holding means and to the ultrasonic spray means, and having an open position to conduct liquid from the holding means to the ultrasonic spray means, and a closed position to prevent the liquid from passing from the holding means to the ultrasonic spray means; and control means connected to the liquid conducting means to regularly move the liquid conducting means between the open and closed positions a plurality of times during a pre-determined interval, and further connected to the ultrasonic spray means to regularly change said ultrasonic spray means between the activated and deactivated states a plurality of times during the predetermined interval, the control means maintaining the ultrasonic spray means in the activated state for a brief period each time after the liquid conducting means is moved from the open position to the closed position during the predetermined interval, to inhibit the accumulation of fluid in the ultrasonic spray means when said ultrasonic spray means is in the deactivated state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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