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Method and apparatus for pulmonary and cardiovascular conditioning of racehorses and competition animals

  • US 4,722,334 A
  • Filed: 07/16/1985
  • Issued: 02/02/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A high humidity method useful for conditioning a pulmonary and/or a cardiovascular system in a large veterinary animal comprising(i) providing a stream of gas;

  • (ii) heating water in a container means;

    (iii) providing a porous membrane means disposed within said container means, said container means adapted to permit liquid droplets to contact said porous membrane surface to permit a vapor to defuse therethrough;

    (iv) mixing said vapor with said stream of gas to humidify said stream of gas;

    (v) delivering said humidified stream of gas at a rate from greater than about 60 to about 500 liters per minute to the animal'"'"'s respiratory tract at a dew point temperature greater than the environmental ambient dew point temperature, said humidified air steam dew point temperature is within the range of about 99°

    F. to about 110°

    F.

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