VACUUM AND POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRATHORACIC PRESSURE REGULATION

• US 20150202403A1
• Filed: 01/21/2015
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc. (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Inventors: Lurie, Keith, Metzger, Anja, Krueger, Kurt, Voss, Greg
• Granted Patent: US 10,512,749 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/06 Heartbeat rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/30 Blood pressure A61H2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/40 Respiratory characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/02 "Iron-lungs" , i.e. involving chest expansion by applying underpressure thereon, whether or not combined with gas breathing means
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/1065 in the expiratory path
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0027 : pressure meter
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0036 : in the breathing tube and used in both inspiratory and expiratory phase
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/102 : Measuring a parameter of the content of the delivered gas
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3331 : Pressure; Flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3334 : Measuring or controlling the flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 : remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 : using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 : with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 : User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/06 : Heartbeat rate only
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/42 : Rate
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• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3601 : of respiratory organs
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/39 : Heart defibrillators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/39044 : in combination with cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] therapy

Abstract

Medical techniques include systems and methods for administering a positive pressure ventilation, a positive end expiratory pressure, and a vacuum to a person. Approaches also include treating a person with an intrathoracic pressure regulator so as to modulate or upregulate the autonomic system of the person, and treating a person with a combination of an intrathoracic pressure regulation treatment and an intra-aortic balloon pump treatment.

Claims

1. An intrathoracic pressure regulator system for use in treating a patient, the system comprising:

a patient port that fluidly communicates with the patient;

a ventilator port that fluidly communicates with a ventilator mechanism for facilitating a positive pressure ventilation procedure administered to the patient via the patient port;

a vacuum port that fluidly communicates with a vacuum mechanism for facilitating a vacuum procedure administered to the patient via the patient port;

a valve for controlling fluid flow, wherein during administration of the positive pressure ventilation procedure the valve allows fluid flow between the ventilator port and the patient port and inhibits fluid flow between the vacuum port and the patient port, and during administration of the vacuum procedure the valve inhibits fluid flow between the ventilator port and the patient port and allows fluid flow between the vacuum port and the patient port.