A respiratory valve apparatus

The invention relates to a pressure responsive respiratory valve apparatus for enabling positive pressure from a source of pressure to be applied to a user's airway, and allowing ingress of a breathable gas from an inlet port into a user's airway during inhalation and egress of expired tid...

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Hauptverfasser:	GUNARATNAM, MICHAEL KASSIPILLAI, HALLETT, MICHAEL DAVID, GREGERSEN, ALLAN NILS
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING FIRE-FIGHTING HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to a pressure responsive respiratory valve apparatus for enabling positive pressure from a source of pressure to be applied to a user's airway, and allowing ingress of a breathable gas from an inlet port into a user's airway during inhalation and egress of expired tidal volume of air from the user's respiratory system to an exhalation port during exhalation. The invention minimises rebreathing of expired gas and optimises delivery of pressurised breathable gas by venting gas only during exhalation, as well as addressing important user considerations including minimising noise, pressure swing, and size.