The invention relates in general to a respiratory therapy device, and more specifically to an apparatus and method for providing continuous positive airway pressure therapy that may be connected to a small-volume nebulizer in order to provide a combination therapy that requires only a single source
The invention relates in general to a respiratory therapy device, and more specifically to an apparatus and method for providing continuous positive airway pressure therapy that may be connected to a small-volume nebulizer in order to provide a combination therapy that requires only a single source of gas. The apparatus of the invention includes a valveless patient interface and a source of pressurized gas which may be split into two streams to provide both continuous positive airway pressure therapy as well as aerosol therapy to a patient.
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1. A lung therapy device for delivering continuous positive airway pressure, the lung therapy device comprising: a gas connector to receive a continuous positive flow of gas;a means for dividing said continuous positive flow of gas into two distinct continuous positive flow streams;a means for restr
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A lung therapy device for delivering continuous positive airway pressure, the lung therapy device comprising: a gas connector to receive a continuous positive flow of gas;a means for dividing said continuous positive flow of gas into two distinct continuous positive flow streams;a means for restricting the continuous positive flow of at least one of said two distinct continuous positive flow streams;a housing fluidly connected to at least one of said two distinct continuous positive flow streams and comprising a proximal end chamber located at a proximal end of said housing and a distal end chamber located at a distal end of said housing;said housing being devoid of valves that move during the therapy;said proximal end chamber having a patient opening which therethrough a patient may inhale inspiratory gas into said patient's airways and exhale expiratory gas from said patient's airways;said patient opening in said proximal end chamber further being fluidly connectable to a patient interface connector;said distal end chamber comprises: a substantially flat, substantially circular end wall which is substantially perpendicular to the axial dimension of the housing,a gas inlet port located in said substantially flat, substantially circular end wall and fluidly connectable to one of said two distinct continuous positive flow streams, anda plurality of entrainment ports open to ambient air, wherein the plurality of entrainment ports are located in said substantially flat, substantially circular end wall and arranged so that all ambient air entering the distal end chamber through the plurality of entrainment ports enters the distal end chamber substantially parallel with an axial dimension of the housing defined between the proximal end and the distal end of the housing;said housing further having a pressure monitoring port located at said distal end, said pressure monitoring port being substantially parallel with the axial dimension;said housing further containing an amplification chamber connecting said proximal end chamber to said distal end chamber which is shaped such that the flow of gas passing therethrough is amplified;said housing further containing a port connectable to a nebulizer; anda means for connecting said nebulizer to at least one of said two distinct continuous positive flow streams. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said proximal end chamber of said housing further includes at least one exhalation port open to the ambient. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said housing further contains a means for adjusting the size of said at least one exhalation port. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said means for adjusting said size of said at least one exhalation port is configured to divert the flow of exhaled gas away from a clinician. 5. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said housing further comprises a visual indicator, wherein said visual indicator indicates the selected size of said at least one exhalation port. 6. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said housing further comprises a tactile indicator, wherein said tactile indicator indicates the selected size of said at least one exhalation port. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a pressure monitoring conduit removably connected to said housing having a first end fluidly connected to said proximal end chamber of said housing, and a second end fluidly connected to one end of said pressure monitoring port. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said amplification chamber for amplifying said flow of gas within said housing is shaped to form a venturi. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said amplification chamber for amplifying said flow of gas within said housing is shaped to create a Coanda effect. 10. A lung therapy device for delivering continuous positive airway pressure, the lung therapy device comprising: a gas connector to receive a continuous positive flow of gas;a means for dividing said continuous positive flow of gas into two distinct continuous positive flow streams;a means for restricting the continuous positive flow of at least one of said two distinct flow streams;a housing fluidly connected to at least one of said two distinct continuous positive flow streams and comprising a proximal end chamber located at a proximal end of said housing and a distal end chamber located at a distal end of said housing;said housing being devoid of valves that move during the therapy;said proximal end chamber having a patient opening which therethrough a patient may inhale inspiratory gas into said patient's airways and exhale expiratory gas from said patient's airways;said patient opening in said proximal end chamber further being fluidly connectable to a patient interface connector;said proximal end chamber of said housing further including at least one exhalation port open to the ambient air;said distal end chamber comprises: a substantially flat, substantially circular end wall which is substantially perpendicular to the axial dimension of the housing,a gas inlet port located in said substantially flat, substantially circular end wall and fluidly connectable to one of said two distinct continuous positive flow streams, anda plurality of entrainment ports open to the ambient, wherein the plurality of entrainment ports are located in said substantially flat, substantially circular end wall and arranged so that all ambient air entering the distal end chamber through the plurality of entrainment ports enters the distal end chamber substantially parallel with an axial dimension of the housing defined between the proximal end and the distal end of the housing;said housing further having a pressure monitoring port located at said distal end, said pressure monitoring port being substantially parallel with the axial dimension;said housing further containing an amplification chamber connecting said proximal end chamber to said distal end chamber which is shaped to form a venturi such that the flow of gas passing therethrough is amplified;said housing further containing a port connectable to a nebulizer;a means for connecting said nebulizer to at least one of said two distinct continuous positive flow streams. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said housing further contains a means for adjusting the size of said at least one exhalation port. 12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said means for adjusting said size of said at least one exhalation port is configured to divert the flow of exhaled gas away from a clinician. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said housing further comprises a visual indicator, wherein said visual indicator indicates the selected size of said at least one exhalation port. 14. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said housing further comprises a tactile indicator, wherein said tactile indicator indicates the selected size of said at least one exhalation port. 15. The apparatus according to claim 10, comprising a pressure monitoring conduit removably connected in said housing having a first end fluidly connected to said proximal end chamber of said housing, and a second end fluidly connected to one end of said pressure monitoring port. 16. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said amplification chamber for amplifying said flow of gas within said housing is shaped to create a Coanda effect.
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