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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:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Hill-rom Canada Respiratory Ltd., Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Canado Respiratory Ltd., Calgary AB, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 23/02 (2006.01); A61H 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 23/02 (2013.01); A61H 23/006 (2013.01); A61H 23/0218 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1619 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1697 (2013.01); A61H 2201/50 (2013.01); A61H 2205/084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wearable thorax percussion device for dislodging mucous buildup in the airways of a human patient, the device comprising frame elements and electromechanical actuators retained by the frame elements to intermittently percuss the thorax, and an electronic controller and power source for generating and modulating an electrical signal to energize the actuator. The frame elements may be interconnected by a garment, or fasteners and elastic or adjustable strapping.