摘要:
Featured is an automatic high-negative pressure relief valve and its use in combination with an apparatus for draining fluid from a body. In broad terms the negative pressure relief valve includes a biasing mechanism, a moveable member acted upon by the biasing mechanism and a seating surface. When the pressure within a chamber, in which a portion of the relief valve is in fluid communication with, is less than a predetermined negative pressure, the moveable member is moved by the biasing mechanism to sealing engage the seating surface and when the pressure is at or above the predetermined value, the restoring force of the biasing mechanism is overcome and the moveable member moves away from the seating surface. In an exemplary embodiment, the biasing mechanism is a spring, diaphragm or wave washer.
摘要:
A pneumatic ventilation system delivers high amplitude, low frequency oscillatory flows while maintaining the load impedance at a specified mean pressure, thereby accurately controlling mean airway pressure, oscillation amplitude, and frequency content allowing use in applications to optimize high frequency ventilation protocols in patients. The pneumatic ventilation system includes a pneumatic pressure oscillator based on a proportional solenoid valve to provide forced oscillatory excitations to a respiratory system over a bandwidth suitable for mechanical impedance measurements and high frequency ventilation.