Respiratory assist device

Details Respiratory assist device Respiratory assist device

1975-10-08

1977-01-25

Trapp, Lawrence W.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

A61H 3100

Patent

active

040045790

ABSTRACT:
A respiratory assist device comprising, a garment of flexible material extending around the lower region of a wearer's rib cage, and a plurality of elongated compression straps retained on the garment. The straps have separate sets of circumferential side portions located on the garment adjacent opposed sides of the wearer and disposed to cover the lower region of the wearer's rib cage when the garment is worn. The straps have separate sets of end portions extending from the side portions toward a location intermediate the side portions when the garment is worn. The device also has means for separately joining different sets of the end portions, in order that the joining means may be pulled to compress the lower region of the wearer's rib cage and facilitate expiration.

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Medical-Surgical Review, 1st. Qrtr. 1968, p. 22.

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