A portable ventilator uses a Roots-type blower as a compressor to reduce both the size and power consumption of the ventilator. Various functional aspects of the ventilator are delegated to multiple subassemblies having dedicated controllers and software that interact with a ventilator processor to
A portable ventilator uses a Roots-type blower as a compressor to reduce both the size and power consumption of the ventilator. Various functional aspects of the ventilator are delegated to multiple subassemblies having dedicated controllers and software that interact with a ventilator processor to provide user interface functions, exhalation control and flow control servos, and monitoring of patient status. The ventilator overcomes noise problems through the use of a noise attenuating system comprising noise reducing pressure compensating orifices on the Roots blower housing and multiple noise reducing chambers. The ventilator is configured with a highly portable form factor, and may be used as a stand-alone device or as a docked device having a docking cradle with enhanced interface and monitoring capabilities.
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1. A portable ventilator, comprising: a blender module, including: a pressurized gas inlet and a nebulizer drive port, wherein the blender module is configured to receive pressurized gas and aerosolized medication; a Roots blowerto provide a flow of gas to a patient, including: a housing,an inlet po
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A portable ventilator, comprising: a blender module, including: a pressurized gas inlet and a nebulizer drive port, wherein the blender module is configured to receive pressurized gas and aerosolized medication; a Roots blowerto provide a flow of gas to a patient, including: a housing,an inlet port,an outlet port, anda pair of interlocking impellers disposed within the housing; anda noise reducing chamber to attenuate noise produced by the Roots blower, including: an enclosed interior space,an inlet coupled to a filter and configured to intake room air, an outletcoupled to the Roots blower inlet port,a first muffler tube, disposed within the interior space and coupled to the inlet, having a plurality of perforations, anda second perforated muffler tube, disposed within the interior space and coupled to the outlet, having a plurality of perforations such that the gas flows between the first and second muffler tubes only through the respective perforations; wherein the room air from the filter and the combined gas flow from the blender module are coupled to the inlet port of the Roots blower via the first muffler tube. 2. The portable ventilator according to claim 1, wherein the first and second muffler tubes are positioned within the interior space of the noise reducing chamber in parallel. 3. The portable ventilator according to claim 1, wherein each muffler tube includes a plurality of tubular projections protruding respectively therefrom, each tubular projection including a perforation through which the gas flows. 4. The portable ventilator according to claim 3, wherein the tubular projections are disposed along the length of the first and second muffler tubes. 5. The portable ventilator according to claim 4, wherein the tubular projections protrude at right angles from the first and second muffler tubes. 6. The portable ventilator according to claim 1, wherein each interlocking impeller has a helical twist. 7. The portable ventilator according to claim 1, wherein the Roots blower housing includes tapered slots to reduce noise pulsations created by the impellers. 8. The portable ventilator according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of resilient connectors to couple the Roots blower housing to a support structure. 9. A portable ventilator, comprising: a blender module, including: a pressurized gas inlet and a nebulizer drive port, wherein the blender module is configured to receive pressurized gas and aerosolized medication; a Roots blowerto provide a flow of gas to a patient, including: a housing,an inlet port,an outlet port, anda pair of interlocking impellers disposed within the housing; anda noise reducing chamber to attenuate noise produced by the Roots blower, including: an enclosed interior space,an inlet coupled to a Roots blower outlet port, said inlet configured to intake room air, an outleta first muffler tube, disposed within the interior space and coupled to the inlet, having a plurality of perforations, anda second perforated muffler tube, disposed within the interior space and coupled to the outlet, having a plurality of perforations such that the gas flows between the first and second muffler tubes only through the respective perforations; wherein the room air from the inlet and the combined gas flow from the blender module are coupled to the inlet port of the Roots blower via the first muffler tube. 10. The portable ventilator according to claim 9, wherein the first and second muffler tubes are positioned within the interior space of the noise reducing chamber in parallel. 11. The portable ventilator according to claim 9, wherein each muffler tube includes a plurality of tubular projections protruding respectively therefrom, each tubular projection including a perforation through which the gas flows. 12. The portable ventilator according to claim 11, wherein the tubular projections are disposed along the length of the first and second muffler tubes. 13. The portable ventilator according to claim 12, wherein the tubular projections protrude at right angles from the first and second muffler tubes. 14. The portable ventilator according to claim 9, wherein each interlocking impeller has a helical twist. 15. The portable ventilator according to claim 9, wherein the Roots blower housing includes tapered slots to reduce noise pulsations created by the impellers. 16. The portable ventilator according to claim 9, further comprising a plurality of resilient connectors to couple the Roots blower housing to a support structure. 17. A portable ventilator, comprising: a blender module, including: a pressurized gas inlet and a nebulizer drive port, wherein the blender module is configured to receive pressurized gas and aerosolized medication: a Roots blowerto provide a flow of gas to a patient, including: a housing,an inlet port,an outlet port, anda pair of interlocking impellers disposed within the housing;a first noise reducing chamber to attenuate noise produced by the Roots blower, including: an enclosed interior space,an inlet coupled to a filter and configured to intake room air, an outletcoupled to the Roots blower inlet port,a first muffler tube, disposed within the interior space and coupled to the inlet, having a plurality of perforations, anda second perforated muffler tube, disposed within the interior space and coupled to the outlet, having a plurality of perforations such that the gas flows between the first and second muffler tubes only through the respective perforations; anda second noise reducing chamber to attenuate noise produced by the Roots blower, including: an enclosed interior space,an inlet coupled to the Roots blower outlet port,an outlet,a first muffler tube, disposed within the interior space and coupled to the inlet, having a plurality of perforations, anda second perforated muffler tube, disposed within the interior space and coupled to the outlet, having a plurality of perforations such that the gas flows between the first and second muffler tubes only through the respective perforations; wherein the room air from the filter and the combined gas flow from the blender module are coupled to the inlet port of the Roots blower via the first muffler tube. 18. The portable ventilator according to claim 17, wherein the muffler tubes are positioned within the interior space of the noise reducing chambers in parallel. 19. The portable ventilator according to claim 17, wherein each muffler tube includes a plurality of tubular projections protruding respectively therefrom, each tubular projection including a perforation through which the gas flows. 20. The portable ventilator according to claim 19, wherein the tubular projections are disposed along the length of each muffler tubes. 21. The portable ventilator according to claim 20, wherein the tubular projections protrude at right angles from the first and second muffler tubes. 22. The portable ventilator according to claim 17, wherein each interlocking impeller has a helical twist. 23. The portable ventilator according to claim 17, wherein the Roots blower housing includes tapered slots to reduce noise pulsations created by the impellers. 24. The portable ventilator according to claim 17, wherein the noise reducing chambers reduce noise produced by the Roots blower by about 40 dBA.
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