Apparatus for induction of inhaled pharmacological agent by a pediatric patient
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1. An apparatus for inducing a pediatric patient to inhale a fluid pharmacological agent through a face mask, comprising:
- a. a fluid conduit having a first end and a second end and no ports in communication with the ambient environment, said first end capable of being coupled to a source of fluid pharmacological agent and said second end capable of being coupled to a face mask sized to fit a pediatric patient such that fluid pharmacological agent flowing through said conduit can enter a face mask, said conduit having sufficient diameter to allow fluid pharmacological agent to flow through said conduit at a sufficient flow rate to be inhaled by a pediatric patient; and
b. a visual patient stimulator coupled to said conduit such that the inspiratory or expiratory flow of a patients breath through said conduit causes said stimulator to change color, said stimulator being positioned such that its color change is visible to a pediatric patient breathing through a face mask connected to said second end of said conduit.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus for inducing a pediatric patient to inhale a fluid pharmacological agent through a face mask. The apparatus comprises a fluid conduit through which fluid pharmacological agent may be inhaled, and a visual patient stimulator coupled to said conduit and accuatable by inspiratory or expiratory flow through said conduit. The visual stimulator of the present invention changes color in response to changing gas levels which occur during inspiration and expiration.
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1. An apparatus for inducing a pediatric patient to inhale a fluid pharmacological agent through a face mask, comprising:
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a. a fluid conduit having a first end and a second end and no ports in communication with the ambient environment, said first end capable of being coupled to a source of fluid pharmacological agent and said second end capable of being coupled to a face mask sized to fit a pediatric patient such that fluid pharmacological agent flowing through said conduit can enter a face mask, said conduit having sufficient diameter to allow fluid pharmacological agent to flow through said conduit at a sufficient flow rate to be inhaled by a pediatric patient; and b. a visual patient stimulator coupled to said conduit such that the inspiratory or expiratory flow of a patients breath through said conduit causes said stimulator to change color, said stimulator being positioned such that its color change is visible to a pediatric patient breathing through a face mask connected to said second end of said conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for inducing a pediatric patient to inhale a fluid pharmacological agent through a face mask, comprising:
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a. a fluid conduit having a first end and a second end, said first end capable of being coupled to a source of fluid pharmacological agent and said second end capable of being coupled to a face mask sized to fit a pediatric patient such that fluid pharmacological agent flowing through said conduit can enter a face mask, said conduit having sufficient diameter to allow fluid pharmacological agent to flow through said conduit at a sufficient flow rate to be inhaled by a pediatric patient; b. a visual patient stimulator coupled to said conduit such that the inspiratory or expiratory flow of a patients breath through said conduit causes said stimulator to change color, said stimulator being positioned such that its color change is visible to a pediatric patent breathing through a face mask connected to said second end of said conduit; and c. a fluid injection port positioned in said fluid conduit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for inducing a pediatric patient to inhale a fluid pharmacological agent through a face mask, comprising:
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a. a fluid conduit having a first end and a second end, said first end capable of being coupled to a source of fluid pharmacological agent and said second end capable of being coupled to a face mask sized to fit a pediatric patient such that fluid pharmacological agent flowing through said conduit can enter a face mask, said conduit having sufficient diameter to allow fluid pharmacological agent to flow through said conduit at a sufficient flow rate to be inhaled by a pediatric patient; b. a visual patient stimulator coupled to said conduit such that the inspiratory or expiratory flow of a patient'"'"'s breath through said conduit causes said stimulator to change color, said stimulator being positioned such that its color change is visible to a pediatric patient breathing through a face mask connected to said second end of said conduit; and c. a baffle positioned in said conduit so as to deflect a portion of inspiratory or expiratory fluid flow through said conduit toward said visual stimulator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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