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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:
May. 31, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald L Tobia, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Assignee:
BOC Health Care, Inc., New Providence, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12820428 ; 12820524 ;
Abstract
A medical ventilator is provided which continuously controls both inspiratory and expiratory flow and pressure, including positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), through control of a single inspiratory flow-control valve. This valve controls inspiratory flow and pressure and, during expiration, controls expiratory flow and pressure by controlling the pressure within the back chamber of an expiratory diaphragm or balloon-type valve. Feedback signals preferably are provided to the valve's controller to provide inspiratory closed-loop flow control and continuous inspiratory and expiratory closed-loop pressure control.