MULTI-MODE RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS

• Main Authors: VARMA, Sangadi, ARTIAGA, Leonardo, MAHALINGAM, Pratheep, CONG, Jiang, TAY, Wee Chin, LIEW, Justin, MALARET, Susan, TAY, Yong Guan, YOUG, Song Chiun, PELO, Travis, GANESAN, Ravivarman, NOAEILL, Leah, SING, Jack, WU, Baoyi, LIAU, Shu Hwa
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 18.09.2024
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

A respiratory therapy apparatus is operable to deliver multiple types of therapy to a patient. The apparatus includes a main housing and a nebulizer tray that selectively attaches to a bottom of the main housing. The apparatus also includes a filter housing unit having an antenna surrounding a pneumatic passage and a transponder chip coupled to the antenna. The main housing has also has an antenna that surrounds a respective pneumatic passage of a main outlet port of the apparatus. The main housing includes a reader that controls communication between the antennae. The main housing of the apparatus also has a pivotable hose support plate, a firmware upgrade port underneath part of the top wall of the housing, and a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays various user inputs for control of the apparatus and that displays various alert conditions that are detected.