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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Zamir Hayek, Hendon, London, NW4 1AA, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/000 ;
Abstract
A cuirass type ventilator compresses a shell member having a peripheral edge and a sealing device secured to the peripheral edge, the sealing device compressing a scaling member depending from the peripheral edge of the shell, the sealing member having a sealing region for sealing against a patient's body, a securing region whereat the sealing member is secured to the shell and a resilient pleated region intermediate the sealing region and securing region whereby, in use, the resilience of the pleated region urges the sealing region into scaling engagement with a patient's body.