CPR barrier device
First Claim
1. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
- an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so that an outer perimetral portion thereof is placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient;
inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion;
first valve means for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing the exhalation and the bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer; and
barrier means for shielding the rescuer from the patient, said barrier means extending outwardly from said outer perirnetral portion of said inflatable portion.
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Abstract
A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. This resuscitation device includes an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the victim. An inflation member receives airflow from the rescuer to inflate the inflatable portion. In this resuscitation device, a valve assembly permits airflow from the rescuer to the patient and diverts the exhalation and body fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer. An additional barrier member can also be provided for shielding the rescuer from the patient.
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96 Claims
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1. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so that an outer perimetral portion thereof is placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient;
inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion;
first valve means for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing the exhalation and the bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer; and
barrier means for shielding the rescuer from the patient, said barrier means extending outwardly from said outer perirnetral portion of said inflatable portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient, said inflatable portion having a generally centrally located opening therein; and
first valve means provided in said opening of said inflatable portion for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer with said exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient being exhausted through openings provided in said first valve means. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
a ventilation/exhalation valve assembly for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer, said valve assembly including a flexible diaphragm which is movable between a flexed condition, wherein ventilation from said rescuer is permitted to pass through said valve assembly into a breathing organ of the patient, and an unflexed condition, wherein exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient are blocked from reaching the rescuer and are exhausted through openings provided in said ventilation/exhalation valve assenibly. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient wherein said inflatable portion includes nostril closing assist means for pinching the nostrils of the patient to close the same. - View Dependent Claims (70)
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71. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so that an outer perimetral portion thereof is placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient, said inflatable portion having a central opening therein;
inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion;
filter means provided in said central opening for filtering fluid or foreign materials from being passed between the patient and the rescuer; and
barrier means for shielding the rescuer from the patient, said barrier means extending outwardly from said outer perimetral portion of said inflatable portion. - View Dependent Claims (72)
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73. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion inflatable between an uninflated condition, wherein said inflatable portion is capable of lying generally flat around at least one breathing organ of the patient, and an inflated condition, wherein said inflatable portion is inflated in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient;
inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion from its uninflated condition to its said inflated condition;
first valve means for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing the exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer;
barrier means for shielding the rescuer from the patient; and
wherein the resuscitation device permits mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to occur in both the uninflated and inflated conditions of said inflatable portion.
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74. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient, said inflatable portion having a central opening therein;
inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion from its uninflated condition to its inflated condition;
filter means provided in said central opening for filtering fluid or foreign materials being passed between the patient and the rescuer;
barrier means for shielding the rescuer from the patient; and
wherein the resuscitation device permits mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to occur in both the uninflated and inflated condition of said inflatable portion.
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75. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mount-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient; and
a ventilation/exhalation valve assembly for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer as the exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient are exhausted through openings provided in the ventilation/exhalation valve assembly, said ventilation/exhalation valve assembly including inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion.
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76. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient, wherein said inflatable portion includes nostril closing assist means for assistance in pinching the nostrils of the patient to close the same;
inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion;
first valve means for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing the exhalation and the bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer; and
barrier means for shielding the rescuer from the patient. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79)
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80. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient;
inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion;
first valve means for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing the exhalation and the bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer, said first valve means including filter means for filtering fluid or foreign materials exhaled from the patient, said filter means being secured to said first valve means by means of a filter retaining ring; and
barrier means for shielding the rescuer from the patient.
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81. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient, said inflatable portion having a generally centrally located opening therein, said inflatable portion including nostril closing assist means for assistance in pinching the nostrils of the patient to close the same; and
first valve means provided in said opening of said inflatable portion for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84)
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85. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient said inflatable portion having a generally centrally located opening therein;
inflation means for inflating said inflatable portion which includes air receiving means for receiving airflow from the rescuer to inflate said inflatable portion; and
first valve means provided in said opening of said inflatable portion for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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an inflatable portion which when inflated extends in the breathing direction between the rescuer and the patient so as to be placed around at least one breathing organ of the patient said inflatable portion having a generally centrally located opening therein;
first valve means provided in said opening of said inflatable portion for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer; and
positioning assist means for properly orienting the resuscitation device on the face of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (91)
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92. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
a ventilation/exhalation valve assembly for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer, said valve assembly including a flexible diaphragm which is movable between a flexed condition, wherein ventilation from said rescuer is permitted to pass through said valve assembly into a breathing organ of the patient, and an unflexed condition, wherein exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient are blocked from reaching the rescuer, said ventilation/exhalation valve assembly including an exhalation diversion opening formed therein through which the exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient are diverted when the exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient are blocked by the flexible diaphragm when the flexible diaphragm is in its unflexed condition, said ventilation/exhalation valve assembly further including covering means surrounding said exhalation diversion opening to shield the diverted patient exhalation and bodily fluids from the rescuer, wherein said covering means is in the form of a downwardly depending inverted U-shaped extension surrounding said exhalation diversion opening.
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93. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
a ventilation/exhalation valve assembly for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer, said valve assembly including a flexible diaphragm which is movable between a flexed condition, wherein ventilation from said rescuer is permitted to pass through said valve assembly into a breathing organ of the patient, and an unflexed condition, wherein exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient are blocked from reaching the rescuer, said ventilation/exhalation assembly including an upper housing and a lower housing which are secured to one another, said upper housing including a plurality of downwardly depending legs which are engaged in respective spaced recesses provided along an inner circumferential surface of said lower housing to secure the upper housing to the lower housing.
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94. A resuscitation device for providing a barrier between a rescuer and a patient requiring mouth-to-mouth resuscitation comprising:
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a ventilation/exhalation valve assembly for permitting airflow from the rescuer to the patient and for preventing exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient from reaching the rescuer, said valve assembly including a flexible diaphragm which is movable between a flexed condition, wherein ventilation from said rescuer is permitted to pass through said valve assembly into a breathing organ of the patient, and an unflexed condition, wherein exhalation and bodily fluids of the patient are blocked from reaching the rescuer, said ventilation/exhalation assembly including an upper housing and a lower housing which are secured to one another; and
means for supporting said flexible diaphragm within said ventilation/exhalation valve assembly, said supporting means including a diaphragm support and flexing assembly extending inwardly from a main cylindrical body of said lower housing, said diaphragm support and flexing assembly including a generally semi-circular projection extending therefrom on which the bottom surface of said flexible diaphragm is supported. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96)
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