Positive pressure respiratory assist for wheelchair-mobile persons.
A compact, lightweight, battery-powered respiratory has been developed that fits under a wheelchair lapboard. The device eliminates the need for a mouthpiece, tracheal tube or similar interface. Its operation is based on pressurizing the viscera to compress the lungs and force exhalation. The system has been used continuously for over 9 months for as long as 9 hours/day.
D006801:Humans; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014910:Wheelchairs