Chest compression apparatus
CA 1306911 C · Owner: Hansen, Leland G. · Inventors: Warwick, Warren J.; Hansen, Leland G.
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Oscillatory chest compression apparatus to aid in loosening and eliminating mucus from the lungs of a cystic fibrosis patient. The apparatus includes a mechanism for applying pressurized air to a bladder covering the chest of a person and a mechanism for venting pressurized air from the bladder. In addition the apparatus includes a mechanism for supplying the air to the bladder in a regular pattern of pulses. The application of the pressurized pulses and the pulse rate is controllable by the patient.
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- Granted September 1, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 1, 2009.
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