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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 1989
Filed:
May. 01, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Warren J Warwick, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Leland G Hansen, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 302 ; 128 / ;
Abstract
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.