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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2000
John I. Izuchukwu, Wildwood, MO (US);
Stan A. Sanders, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Richard Scott Remes, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Mallinckrodt Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A wearable storage system for pressurized fluid includes a pressure vessel formed from a plurality of polymeric hollow chamber having either en ellipsoidal or spherical shape and interconnected by a plurality of relatively narrow conduit sections disposed between consecutive ones of the chambers. The pressure vessel includes a reinforcing filament wrapped around the interconnected chambers and interconnecting conduit sections to limit radial expansion of the chambers and conduit sections when filled with a fluid under pressure. The container system further includes a fluid transfer control system attached to the pressure vessel for controlling fluid flow into and out of the pressure vessel. A gas delivery mechanism for delivering gas stored in the pressure vessel to the patient in a controlled manner is connected to the fluid transfer control system. The pressure vessel and the fluid transfer control system are incorporated into a wearable garment to provide an ambulatory supply of gas for the patient.