Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1992-12-24
1994-06-14
Sykes, Angela D.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128726, A61B 5087
Patent
active
053201078
ABSTRACT:
A spirometer for in-home use by an individual with a respiratory disorder such as asthma measures the individual's current lung expiratory peak flow rate and provides a means to compare the current peak flow rate to a historical peak flow rate. The spirometer comprises an air flow channel having a terminus to receive air blown into it by the individual, a flow rate measuring chamber in communication with the air flow channel, and an adjustable zone graph in operable association with the flow rate measuring chamber. The zone graph has a series of zones to indicate the individuals current peak rate and compare it to the individual's previously determined peak flow rate as measured at a fully healthy period of time. A visual comparison of the peak flow rates can alert the individual to an on-coming asthma attack prior to the individual suffering from any asthma symptoms.
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Sykes Angela D.
Wilson Charles R.
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