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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
Applicants:
Philip William Farr, Ware, GB;
Thomas Paul Mccarthy, Uxbridge, GB;
Inventors:
Philip William Farr, Ware, GB;
Thomas Paul McCarthy, Uxbridge, GB;
Assignee:
Smithkline Beecham Corp., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device having variable inspiratory resistance suitable for measuring the inspiratory strength of a patient which comprises a chamber in communication with a mouthpiece, said chamber (a) being provided with a calibration system for measuring the inhalation flow rate during inhalation through the mouthpiece and (b) being provided with a variable resistance feature by which the resistance to airflow through the device may be altered.