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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 1989
Filed:
May. 28, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald E McGinnis, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137102 ; 12820524 ; 137469 ; 251337 ; 267180 ;
Abstract
An inhalation/exhalation valve for use in conjunction with a medical respiration apparatus to maintain an adjustable positive end expiration pressure through incorporation of novel valving elements including a novel, adjustable spring for establishing and maintaining the threshhold pressure of exhalation and a novel flow control valve disk structure which utilizes the dynamic pressure of exhalation flow to assist in providing control over and fine adjustability of the valve disk motion and which further permits continuous supply flow during both the inhalation and exhalation portions of the patient's breathing cycle.