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A self contained CPAP device is disclosed. The device includes, a mouthpiece, a breathing tube, an inflatable body and a mask. The mouthpiece is insertable in a mouth of a patient and is attachable to the breathing tube which contains at least one bi-directional valve. The inflatable body functions

A self contained CPAP device is disclosed. The device includes, a mouthpiece, a breathing tube, an inflatable body and a mask. The mouthpiece is insertable in a mouth of a patient and is attachable to the breathing tube which contains at least one bi-directional valve. The inflatable body functions to adjust an internal cross sectional area of the breathing tube and further serves to regulate air pressure within the patient's mouth. The mask is in fluid communication with the inflatable body and covers the nose of the patient so that exhaled air is routed thereto. Further disclosed is a system for prophylactic treatment of a breathing disorder which includes a sell contained CPAP device. Further disclosed is an improved method of preventing a breathing disorder by means of CPAP. The method includes the steps of inserting a mouthpiece and allowing inhaled air to flow through a bi-directional valve contained within a breathing tube. The method also includes die steps of adjusting an internal cross sectional area of the breathing tube by means of an inflatable body which regulates an, air pressure within the mouth and covering a nose of the patient with a mask communicating which the inflatable body. The mask receives exhaled air and routes it to the nose of the patient.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A system for prophylactic treatment of a breathing disorder, the system comprising a self contained CPAP device, said device being designed and constructed to:(a) maintain sufficient pressure in an upper airway of a patient such that collapse thereof is prevented; and (b) function independently o

1. A system for prophylactic treatment of a breathing disorder, the system comprising a self contained CPAP device, said device being designed and constructed to:(a) maintain sufficient pressure in an upper airway of a patient such that collapse thereof is prevented; and (b) function independently of any item selected from the group consisting of a pump, a compressor, a pressurized gas cylinder and an electro-hydrolytic oxygen source; wherein said device comprises:(i) a mouthpiece insertable in a mouth of said patient; (ii) a breathing tube connecting between an outside environment and an interior of said mouth, said breathing tube containing at least one bi-directional pressure sensitive valve therein; (iii) at least one inflatable body, said at least one inflatable body functioning to adjust an internal cross sectional area of said breathing tube during a process of respiration, said at least one inflatable body further serving to regulate an air pressure within said mouth during said process of respiration; and (iv) a mask, said mask being in fluid communication with said at least one inflatable body and being designed and constructed to cover a nose of said patient, such that exhaled air is routed thereto.