High frequency chest wall oscillation system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An apparatus to apply high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy to a thorax of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a garment configured to be worn on the patient'"'"'s thorax,a plurality of oscillation units coupled to the garment, each oscillation unit of the plurality of oscillation units configured to be situated over an associated region of a front of the patient'"'"'s thorax during use, each of the plurality of oscillation units being configured to deliver HFCWO to the patient'"'"'s thorax, andat least one user input that is manipulatable to adjust at least one oscillation parameter of a first oscillation unit of the plurality of oscillation units so that the first oscillation unit is controlled differently than each of the other oscillation units of the plurality of oscillation units are controlled during the delivery of the HFCWO therapy to the patient, wherein the plurality of oscillation units comprise a top right oscillation unit situated over a top portion of the patient'"'"'s right lung in use, a bottom right oscillation unit situated over a bottom portion of the patient'"'"'s right lung in use, a top left oscillation unit situated over a top portion of the patient'"'"'s left lung in use, and a bottom left oscillation unit situated over a bottom portion of the patient'"'"'s left lung in use, and wherein the first oscillation unit comprises the top right oscillation unit, the bottom right oscillation unit, the top left oscillation unit, or the bottom left oscillation unit.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A therapy system is operable to deliver at least one respiratory therapy to a patient. For example, therapy system may be operable to deliver any one or more of the following therapies: a high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy, a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) therapy, a nebulizer therapy, an intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) therapy, a cough assist therapy, a suction therapy, a bronchial dilator therapy, and the like. The therapy system is contained in a housing supported by a mobile stand.
441 Citations
16 Claims
-
1. An apparatus to apply high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy to a thorax of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
-
a garment configured to be worn on the patient'"'"'s thorax, a plurality of oscillation units coupled to the garment, each oscillation unit of the plurality of oscillation units configured to be situated over an associated region of a front of the patient'"'"'s thorax during use, each of the plurality of oscillation units being configured to deliver HFCWO to the patient'"'"'s thorax, and at least one user input that is manipulatable to adjust at least one oscillation parameter of a first oscillation unit of the plurality of oscillation units so that the first oscillation unit is controlled differently than each of the other oscillation units of the plurality of oscillation units are controlled during the delivery of the HFCWO therapy to the patient, wherein the plurality of oscillation units comprise a top right oscillation unit situated over a top portion of the patient'"'"'s right lung in use, a bottom right oscillation unit situated over a bottom portion of the patient'"'"'s right lung in use, a top left oscillation unit situated over a top portion of the patient'"'"'s left lung in use, and a bottom left oscillation unit situated over a bottom portion of the patient'"'"'s left lung in use, and wherein the first oscillation unit comprises the top right oscillation unit, the bottom right oscillation unit, the top left oscillation unit, or the bottom left oscillation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
Specification