Surgery – Respiratory method or device – Means for supplying respiratory gas under positive pressure
Patent
1987-12-22
1991-11-19
Burr, Edgar S.
Surgery
Respiratory method or device
Means for supplying respiratory gas under positive pressure
12820525, A62B 1802
Patent
active
050657569
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea wherein a continuous positive pressure is supplied to a nose mask from a threshold valve via a flexible tube, and air is discharged from the mask via vent holes in the mask for rapid discharge of exhaled air.
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Burr Edgar S.
Lewis Aaron J.
New York University
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