Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
128205260 | Atmosphere enclosure (e.g., oxygen tent, hyperbaric chamber for pressurizing whole body, etc.) | 26 |
20080210239 | HYPERBARIC CHAMBER - A portable hyperbaric chamber system includes a soft-sided, foldable hyperbaric chamber and a substantially rigid, removable, external support structure. The chamber generally includes a wall of a substantially non-breathable, soft-sided, and foldable material and an accessway sealable with a non-breathable closure so as to maintain a hyperbaric pressure within the chamber. The chamber also includes at least one fastener, such as a bolt or threaded stud, extending from the wall that permits the chamber to be removably attached to the support structure, thereby to maintain the chamber in an uncollapsed state when the chamber interior is not maintained at a hyperbaric pressure. The support structure includes structures complementary to the fasteners (e.g., apertures to pass bolts and locking knobs to secure bolts). | 09-04-2008 |
20080210240 | Method of producing hypoxic environments in occupied compartments with simultaneous removal of excessive carbon dioxide and humidity - A method and a system for providing a hypoxic environment inside an enclosed compartment with simultaneous removal of carbon dioxide and moisture produced by occupants; said method and system designed for fire prevention and for simulated altitude training, wellness and hypoxic therapy, including equine and other animal applications. | 09-04-2008 |
20090014004 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AIR PRESSURE ON A PORTION OF THE BODY OF AN INDIVIDUAL - A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber. A negative feedback control system, calibrates, adjusts and maintains the pressure inside the chamber. | 01-15-2009 |
20090038618 | LARGE ANIMAL HYPERBARIC OXYGEN CHAMBER - A hyperbaric oxygen chamber for treatment of large animals such as horses is disclosed. The chamber is large enough for a horse to fit inside and comfortably move around. A specially designed davit door, though quite heavy, is easily manipulated and may be used to corral the horse during ingress or egress, and is serviceable using fluorocarbon lubricants. The door, sidewalls, and floor of the hyperbaric chamber are coated with a static dissipative polyurethane material suitable for oxygen environments and may protect the horse from injury and prevent sparks. The flooring is specially designed to allow the horse to eliminate during treatment, and may be cleaned easily and thoroughly without disassembly. The control mechanisms of the hyperbaric chamber include electro-pneumatic controls, for avoiding a fire hazard. | 02-12-2009 |
20090217930 | HYPERBARIC EXERCISE FACILITY, HYPERBARIC DOME, CATASTROPHE OR CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER - A hyperbaric exercise facility is provided allowing a persons to perform exercises and other activities at increased pressures along with controlled levels of oxygen. Additionally, a catastrophe shelter is provided to protect its occupants from peril. | 09-03-2009 |
20090250063 | HYPERBARIC/HYPOXIC CHAMBER SYSTEM - A portable chamber for hyperbaric/hypoxic treatment comprises a tubular body sized so as to accommodate an occupant. The tubular body is made of a non-rigid material. End frames are secured to opposed ends of the tubular body to close off the tubular body. One end frame has a door displaceable from a remainder of the end frame to provide/close access to an interior of the tubular body. Longitudinal beam members are connected at opposed ends to the end frames so as to maintain the tubular body in a taut condition between the end frames, whereby the portable chamber is in fluid communication with a pressure generator so as to receive an air supply from the pressure generator to increase a pressure in the interior of the tubular body for hyperbaric treatment. | 10-08-2009 |
20100006099 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND BUILDING STRUCTURE AND CAPSULE STRUCTURE HAVING THE SYSTEM - A hydrogen supply system provides hydrogen into a room from a hydrogen supply means through a hydrogen supply pipe. The system includes a hydrogen agitating means to ensure an even distribution of the supplied hydrogen in the room. The system further includes an on-off plug and an exhaust port in conjunction with a sensor and a controller to prevent the hydrogen concentration in the room from increasing to or reaching higher than a necessary level. Furthermore, the hydrogen supply system may be installed and used in building structures and capsule structures. | 01-14-2010 |
20100059059 | HYPERBARIC CHAMBER - A hyperbaric chamber control system. The system includes a computer and a control valve in communication with the computer, wherein the control valve responds to instructions from the computer to control a supply of gas by producing a control signal, and wherein the control valve is configured to operate independently of the computer when a profile is transferred from the computer to the control valve. | 03-11-2010 |
20110017215 | PORTABLE COMPRESSION CHAMBERS - A compression chamber is formed by two end walls ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110048424 | Hyperbaric Apparatus With Storage Compartment - A hyperbaric apparatus with storage compartment is provided comprising a chamber for housing a patient and administration of hyperbaric therapy, a moveable patient support platform for receiving the patient and for transferring the patient into and/or out of the chamber, and a base comprising a storage compartment for stowing a patient transport device. The storage compartment conveniently stows the patient transport device, excluding it from the space surrounding the hyperbaric chamber, thereby freeing-up floor space surrounding the hyperbaric treatment area, whilst keeping the transport device close-at-hand for removal of the patient upon the conclusion of hyperbaric treatment. | 03-03-2011 |
20110139157 | System and Method of Delivering Emergency Breathable Gas Supply to Underground Mines - A system for delivering a sustainable emergency supply of breathable gas to a chamber in an underground mine includes a source of breathable gas, a pipe system for transporting the breathable gas buried below the mine floor in fluid connection with the gas source, and a regulator that controls the rate at which air is released from the pipe system. | 06-16-2011 |
20110162652 | CHAMBER FOR HOUSING ANIMALS DURING ANAESTHETIC PROCEDURES - The present invention provides a chamber having at least one operator hand access port; the port comprising a port aperture located within the chamber wall; and at least two flexible non-resilient lightweight sealing gas-tight flaps (SFs), disposed the same plane of the port aperture in an overlapping manner, entirely enclosing the port aperture; each of the SFs is defined by a port aperture edge and chamber edges; the chamber edges are anchored to the chamber wall along more than half of the perimeter of the flap, at a distance from the center of the port greater than the radius of the port and beyond its perimeter; the port aperture edge of each flap is stretched across an entire chord of the port aperture; stretched port apertures edges define an interior access zone, disposed the same plane of the port aperture, characterized solely by the port aperture edges. | 07-07-2011 |
20110226252 | HYPERBARIC THERAPY DEVICE - A method and apparatus for treating altitude related illnesses and/or injuries are provided. Example embodiments provide a hyperbaric therapy device (“HTD”) which includes a chamber constructed substantially from a light weight, high strength, substantially air impermeable material, such as a flexible composite laminate material, such that the chamber can maintain an internal air pressure that is higher than ambient air pressure. In some embodiments, an opening in the chamber of the HTD may be sealed by way of a roll-down, dry bag style closure. The chamber of the HTD may also include multiple inflation valves, to support multiple pump systems for efficient inflation and pressure maintenance. The HTD may also include a storage bag that doubles as a pump for inputting air into the chamber of the HTD. | 09-22-2011 |
20110259336 | System for controlling pressure in defined environment and associated method - A system and a method for treating pain in a patient suffering pain are provided. The method may include providing a system inhabitable by the patient in which pressure may be controlled. The patient may suffer from a pain inducing condition associated with a pressure change. The method may also include controlling the pressure of the environment that may be inhabited by the patient to prevent, reduce, or eliminate pressure change. The pain inducing condition may be prevented, reduced or eliminated. | 10-27-2011 |
20120031406 | METHOD FOR ENABLING TRANSFER OF AN OBJECT FROM AN INTERIOR OF AN AIRLOCK TO A PRESSURE VESSEL ATTACHED TO THE AIRLOCK - A method for enabling transfer of an object from an interior of an airlock to a pressure vessel attached to the airlock and ensuring that an exterior door of the airlock cannot be opened when the interior of the airlock is pressurized includes actuating a first selector from a first position to a second position whereby the first selector causes the exterior door to be locked and sealed. Thereafter, actuating a second selector from a first position to a second position thereby closing a vent from the interior of the airlock to the atmosphere. Thereafter, actuating a third selector from a first position to a second position thereby opening a vent between the interior of the airlock and the pressure vessel thereby enabling a door between the interior of the pressure vessel and the interior of the airlock to be opened. | 02-09-2012 |
20120073577 | COMBINATION PRESSURE THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF ISCHEMIA AND HEART CONDITIONS, DIABETES, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND CANCER - Methods for administering pressure changes to a user for the treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions are disclosed herein. Methods of administering Cyclic Variations in Altitude Conditioning Sessions (CVAC Session(s)) for the treatment of ischemia, diabetes and associated complications, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer are disclosed herein. | 03-29-2012 |
20120080036 | COMBINATION PRESSURE THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN - A method according to an embodiments includes administering at least two Cyclic Variations in Altitude Condition (CVAC) sessions to a mammal disposed in a pressure vessel unit. The at least two CVAC sessions each have a duration of at least twenty minutes. The at least two CVAC sessions each include a start point of ambient pressure at a delivery site, an end point of ambient pressure at the delivery site, and a plurality of atmospheric pressure targets executed between the start point and the end point. The administering is configured to treat at least one of loss of sensation and chronic pain. | 04-05-2012 |
20130133662 | NITROUS OXIDE SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING BREATHING AIR - A multi-function nitrous oxide system is disclosed for producing breathing air. In the example, the system provides charging, heat and nitrous oxide for medical use. | 05-30-2013 |
20130206146 | Portable Chamber for Hyperbaric and/or Hypoxic Treatment - A portable chamber for hyperbaric and/or hypoxic treatment comprises an open-ended and typically frustro-conical tubular body sized to accommodate at least one occupant, and two end members configured to be respectively received at opposite extremities of the body for closing the body in a seal tight arrangement. The body of the chamber is made of a flexible yet reinforced elastomeric material such as to be collapsible during transport. One of the end members is provided with a door to provide access to the interior of the chamber. The extremities of the body are substantially spherical such as to receive the correspondingly substantially periphery of the end members. When the chamber is supplied with gases during hyperbaric or hypoxic treatment, the spherical peripheries of the end members are urged against the spherical extremities of the body, thereby providing a seal tight chamber. A treatment system comprising the chamber is also disclosed. | 08-15-2013 |
20140076324 | ISOLATED REFUGE CABIN - The present invention relates a refuge used in underground mines, and more particularly to a type of isolated refuge cabin used in underground mines, including the supporting airbag ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140290660 | Harleyhex Carbon Dioxide Balanced Foldable Respiratory Treatment Chamber - One embodiment of a collapsible chamber that is used to house a small animal while administering respiratory medications prescribed by Veterinarians that allows atmospheric air to flow in and carbon dioxide to flow out while the animal is receiving respiratory treatment. The chamber: maintains a medically sanitary environment; keeps the animal calm during treatment thus maximizing the amount of medication delivered; becomes foldable, thus portable for mobile treatment or storage; uses standard tubing and connectors for nebulizer, oxygen and other gaseous types of medication delivery systems. One embodiment of a chamber comprised of transparent panels, edging, and screws. Other embodiments are described and shown. | 10-02-2014 |
20140345619 | HYPERBARIC EXERCISE FACILITY, HYPERBARIC DOME, CATASTROPHE OR CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER - A hyperbaric exercise facility is provided allowing a persons to perform exercises and other activities at increased pressures along with controlled levels of oxygen. Additionally, a catastrophe shelter is provided to protect its occupants from peril. | 11-27-2014 |
20150059761 | HYPEROXIC THERAPY SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides systems, methods, and apparatus for applying a hyperoxic therapy delivery system to a patient; administering hyperoxic gas to the patient according to an oxygen dose-response model; and adjusting the administration of the hyperoxic gas to the patient based upon monitored parameters related to a condition of the patient. Numerous additional features are disclosed. | 03-05-2015 |
20150090267 | METHOD OF TREATING CANCER WITH COMBINATIONS OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS (HDAC1) SUBSTANCES - A method for treating cancer is described using combination therapies comprising the use of hyperbaric oxygen with histone deacetylase inhibitors, with and without glycolytic therapies. The patient is subjected to a hyperbaric environment of substantially pure oxygen. A predetermined dose of one or more HDACI substances is administered to the patient. In addition, glycolitic inhibitors may also be administered. Dosages, pressures, and durations are selected as described herein to have a therapeutic effect on the patient. | 04-02-2015 |
20160120724 | OVERLAY PORTABLE HYPERBARIC OXYGEN CHAMBER - The present invention relates to a portable and foldable oxygen chamber, and more particularly, relates to a portable and foldable hyperbaric oxygen chamber that may be reduced in volume and conveniently carried and kept by including a tube capable of accommodating a patient and a body part which protects the tube and is divided into multiple cylindrical bodies formed in a longitudinal direction and inserted into and overlapped with one another. | 05-05-2016 |
20160143797 | Oscillating Hyperbaric Capsule. - This invention makes reference to an autonomous, versatile and non-invasive hyperbaric capsule with a new functional and esthetic design for high pressured air or oxygen therapies for one or more people which can be installed vertically to a structure. It has an oscillating effect starting the vertical until the horizontal and features a new bolted gate with a twin closure mechanism of 2 movements and 3 positions. Also, it has all the necessary equipment already built in ready to be operated to the pleasures of the patient inside or by an assistant in the outside. | 05-26-2016 |