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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:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas P. Van Brunt, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Donald J. Gagne, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
American Biosystems, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 9/00 ; A61H 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 9/00 ; A61H 3/100 ;
Abstract
A pneumatic chest compression vest is disclosed for the purposes of clearing the lungs of mucus and producing quality sputum samples for analysis. The vest is comprised of a belt and a front panel which has an air bladder that applies a compressive force to the region of the chest that encompasses the lungs mounted on its inner surface. The belt extends around a patient to hold the vest in the correct position during treatment.