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WO2006101479A1 - Dispositif ameliorant le confort pour appareil respiratoire - Google Patents

Dispositif ameliorant le confort pour appareil respiratoire Download PDF

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WO2006101479A1
WO2006101479A1 PCT/US2005/008751 US2005008751W WO2006101479A1 WO 2006101479 A1 WO2006101479 A1 WO 2006101479A1 US 2005008751 W US2005008751 W US 2005008751W WO 2006101479 A1 WO2006101479 A1 WO 2006101479A1
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John G. Noelke
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00—Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/08—Bellows; Connecting tubes ; Water traps; Patient circuits
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/0503—Holders, support devices for receptacles, e.g. for drainage or urine bags
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2209/00—Ancillary equipment
    • A61M2209/08—Supports for equipment
    • A61M2209/082—Mounting brackets, arm supports for equipment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2209/00—Ancillary equipment
    • A61M2209/08—Supports for equipment
    • A61M2209/084—Supporting bases, stands for equipment

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  • This invention relates to the field of breathing disorders and, more particularly, to apparatus used to treat sleep apnea.
  • the invention relates to any tubular supply device for bedridden patients.
  • a product on the market is the, "EZZZ SWING," Bedside Awing Arm, Part No. QAOl, Quality of Life, Inc. of Minnetrista, MN, which has a post mounted on a bed and a gooseneck near the top with a Velcro tab to secure the air hose.
  • What is needed in the art is a low cost, simple support system that can be easily assembled and disassembled for travel and provides a variable position for the mask without becoming entangled with the user or the bedclothes.
  • an objective of this invention is to provide a system for treating sleep apnea that removes the breathing hose from contact with the user and the bed while providing a variable position for the hose to compensate for movement of the user.
  • the components are also formed to be reduced in size for ease of packing.
  • Fig. 1 is a side view of the assembled support of this invention without the air hose;
  • FIG. 2 front view of the support of this invention
  • Fig. 3 is a back view of the support of this invention
  • Fig. 4 is a top view of the base of the support of this invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a side view of the base with a leg of this invention.
  • Fig. ⁇ is a top view of a hose clamp of this invention.
  • Fig. 7 is a top view of a storage stay of this invention.
  • a CPAP machine is normally placed near the user' s bed and a length of breathing hose extends from the machine to a mask worn by the user while asleep.
  • the breathing hose has sufficient length to allow for movement of the wearer during the night however, the hose has a tendency to become entangled in the bedclothes and wrap around the wearer.
  • the comfort enhancer 10, shown in Fig. 1 provides flexible support for the breathing hose of a CPAP machine (not shown) .
  • a support post 11 is spaced laterally from a bed and extends perpendicularly above the bed to a height to clear the normal turning of a sleeping wearer.
  • the support post may be in separate sections 12 and 13, as shown, with male 14 and female 15 fittings or a telescoping tube or hinged.
  • a hose clamp 50 is slidably mounted on the support post.
  • a hose clamp collar 55 is frictionally mounted on the support post. The position of the hose clamp 50 may be adjusted by moving the hose clamp collar 55 to the desired location.
  • the top end 16 of the post is connected to a bracket 17 by inserting the end into a cavity 18. The end 16 is secured to the bracket by a set screw 19 threaded through the wall of the cavity and contacting the end of the post.
  • the bracket 17 is composed of two parallel planar sides 20 and 21 connected by an axle 22 and a rectangular insert 23.
  • the edge 24 of the insert has a threaded hole for the set screw 19 and a threaded hole for the spring screw 25, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the sides of the insert are attached to the bracket by screws 26 and 27.
  • the 'top end of the insert 23 has a bore 60 for insertion of the coil spring 30.
  • the bottom end of the insert has a bore 61 for insertion of the support post 11.
  • a pulley 28 is rotatably mounted on the axle 22.
  • a spring retainer is fixed to the circumference of the pulley by screw 29.
  • a coil spring 30 extends from the spring screw on the bracket to the spring retainer on the pulley 28.
  • the coil spring 30 maintains a spring bias on the rotation of the pulley 28 to return to its original position after rotation.
  • the pulley 28 has a pin stop 31 on one side to engage the bracket 17 in the original position and limit spring biased return rotation.
  • the spring bias may be generated by other types of springs acting between the pulley and the bracket.
  • the spring tension generated by the rotation of the pulley- need not be high but enough to prevent slack in the breathing tube.
  • a cantilever arm 32 is attached at one end 33 about the circumference of the pulley 28, as shown in Fig. 2, to extend generally normal to the support post 11 and parallel to the bed above the sleeping user.
  • a hose clamp 50 and hose clamp support 56 are slidably connected to the arm to initially adjust the hose toward the vertical between the mask and the hose clamp. In this manner, the weight of the hose is compensated for by the spring bias on the pulley which is transferred to the cantilever arm 32.
  • the arm may be one piece, hinged, telescoping tubes, or sections connected by male, female joints.
  • the lever arm 32 When the wearer rolls or moves his head away from the post 11, the lever arm 32 will move vertically downwardly and, if necessary, the bracket 17 will rotate on the support post 11 to relieve tension on the hose. As the wearer moves back toward the post, the arm will move upwardly in response to the spring bias to remove slack from the hose.
  • the comfort enhancer 10 has a base 34, shown in Fig. 4, that is preferably placed between the mattress and the springs of the bed but may sit on the floor or a table.
  • the base has an aperture 35 and is slidable along the support post 11.
  • the base 34 has a thumbscrew 60 threaded into the aperture 35 to secure the base to the post at the proper height.
  • the base 34 has a bi-pod fixture 36 with a V-shaped passageway to receive two intersecting base legs 37 and 38.
  • the legs 37 and 38 provide stability to the support by increasing the lever arm necessary to pivot the support post.
  • Each passageway has a thumbscrew 39 and 40 to secure the legs to the base.
  • the legs may be one piece, or telescoping tubes, or hinged, or sections connected by male female joints.
  • the hose clamps 50 have an aperture 51 in one end for insertion of the support post 11 or the cantilever arm 32.
  • the other end of the clamp is formed with two resilient arms 52 and 53 for frictionally holding the breathing tube.
  • the open arms allows the hose to separate from the clamps in the event of a sudden and/or forceful pull on the hose.
  • the comfort enhancer is designed to be collapsible for ease in traveling and storage.
  • the components may be assembled and disassembled by hand.
  • Several storage stays 54 can be included.
  • the stays have an elongated flat body with apertures 57 and 58 in each end.
  • One stay is slidably mounted on support post 12 by aperture 57.
  • the disassembled support post and cantilever arm may be linked together by inserting the cantilever arm in the aperture 58 of the stay to minimize space requirements.

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  • Pulmonology (AREA)
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Abstract

L'invention porte sur un dispositif améliorant le confort et destiné à supporter un masque CPAP et un tuyau, est conçu pour être porté et déployé sur n'importe quel lit standard. Le support à une base bipode placé entre le matelas et le ressort interne du lit. Un montant vertical, fixé amovible à la base est réglable en hauteur, supporte des brides de serrage. Un support fixé à la partie supérieure du montant possède un bras en porte-à-faux relié pivotant par une poulie sous charge de ressort. Le bras en porte-à-faux supporte également des brides de serrage. Le dispositif améliorant le confort supporte le tuyau pneumatique à une certaine distance du lit et au-dessus de la tête de l'utilisateur, ce qui permet au tuyau de descendre verticalement vers l'utilisateur. Le bras en porte-à-faux pivote de façon à compenser les mouvements du masque, et la poulie sous charge de ressort absorbe le choc.
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US2997242A (en) * 1956-08-23 1961-08-22 Air Shields Therapeutic fog generator
US5279486A (en) * 1993-03-31 1994-01-18 Harmon Elbert C Medical support device
US6019484A (en) * 1998-07-27 2000-02-01 Seyler; Christopher M. Portable task lighting device

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US2997242A (en) * 1956-08-23 1961-08-22 Air Shields Therapeutic fog generator
US5279486A (en) * 1993-03-31 1994-01-18 Harmon Elbert C Medical support device
US6019484A (en) * 1998-07-27 2000-02-01 Seyler; Christopher M. Portable task lighting device

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