A system and method for reducing the risk of fire in an oxygen delivery system. The system may include an oxygen delivery device with a controller in communication with a flow control valve to control a flow of oxygen through a tubing from an oxygen source to a patient interface. The controller may be programmed to close the flow control valve for a predetermined time period at a predetermined time interval to cause a periodic oxygen pause, the periodic oxygen pause to remove oxygen that may serve as an oxidizer when a fire is present inside at least one of the patient interface and the tubing.

Provided are a method for controlling oxygen-containing gas output by an oxygen provider, The method includes: acquiring a first pressure measurement of the oxygen-containing gas at the oxygen provider side; determining a pressure estimation of the oxygen-containing gas at the patient side based on the first pressure measurement, wherein the oxygen-containing gas experiences a pressure drop on the gas pathway to arrive at the patient side; and controlling a target parameter of the oxygen-containing gas output by the oxygen provider based on the pressure estimation. With the method or device for controlling oxygen-containing gas output by an oxygen provider, an automated solution to control the oxygen-containing gas based on a pressure measurement at the oxygen provider side is provided, and the complexity of a medical device for oxygen therapy is reduced.

A system for providing continuous positive air pressure therapy is provided. The system includes a flow generator, a sensor, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to control operation of the flow generator based on sensor data. The computing device is further configured to display, on a display device, one or more questions relating to demographic and/or subjective feedback; responsive to displaying the one or more questions, receive one or more inputs indicating answers to the one or more questions; transmit the answers to a remote processing system; receive, from the remote processing system, settings determined based on the transmitted answers; and adjust control settings of the system based on the received settings.

A method for use in an endotracheal intubation procedure, the method including: inserting an intubation guide into a mouth of a subject, the intubation guide including an elongate body defining a passageway configured for receiving a blade portion of an intubation device; covering the mouth of the subject with a ventilation mask including: a ventilation port connected to a ventilator, and an intubation port for receiving the blade portion of the intubation device; ventilating the subject using the ventilation mask; and while ventilation of the subject continues: inserting the blade portion of the intubation device into the passageway through the intubation port; positioning a distal tip of the blade portion proximate to the larynx of the subject; and advancing an endotracheal tube along the blade portion of the intubation device through the intubation port and the intubation guide into a trachea of the subject.

Several methods of supporting respiratory function of a patient before, during and/or after a medical procedure are disclosed. In certain arrangements, supporting respiratory function while a patient is under general anaesthesia can include providing a high gas flow a high gas flow that is greater than 15 L/min while the patient is under general anaesthesia. In certain arrangements, a method of providing ventilation while a patient is under general anaesthesia involves providing only a gas flow delivered through a nasal interface that is greater than 15 L/min while the patient is under general anaesthesia

The present invention relates to the art of automatic regulation of pulmonary devices for imitating, assisting and/or enforcing the breathing process by converting Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM) or a similar device to enhance both phases of breathing: inhalation and exhalation while applying a variable pressure during the breathing process. It also replaces a mechanical chest compression to the sternum area for automatic pneumatic compression, and it could be complimented with the use of a Tens unit, can be used for extended period of time with a high level of reliability, simplicity, efficacy and low cost. The unique filtration system's goal in this invention is safety of the treating patient as well as assisting personnel. This portable and light device is recommended to be used as a resuscitator for the patients with mild to extremely suppressed or without respiratory drive. The source of power can be electrical, battery operated, manual or a combination thereof.

An autonomous aerial vehicle for ventilating persons. The ventilation becomes necessary as a result of fires, accidents, or medical emergencies. In these and comparable cases, the aerial vehicle aids for ventilating a person quickly and independently of the transport links of a location or the traffic situation at the time so the state of the person is stabilized until the arrival of an emergency doctor or other rescue workers and the chances of survival improves. The aerial vehicle provides positional determination inside and/or outside buildings, recording of the surrounding area, ventilation of at least one person, and a communication method or mechanism.

A method of treating a human subject which is effected by inhalation of gaseous nitric oxide, the method comprising a first treatment period comprising administering gNO by inhalation over a period of about at least 5 days, wherein the first treatment period is followed by a second treatment period comprising administering gNO by inhalation over a period of at least 3 months. The method can be utilized for treating a human subject suffering from, or prone to suffer from, a disease or disorder that is manifested in the respiratory tract, or from a disease or disorder that can be treated via the respiratory tract.

A respiratory therapy system can have a flow generator adapted to provide gases to a patient. A gas passageway can be located in-line with the flow generator. The gas passageway can have a first portion adapted to receive a first gas and a second portion adapted to receive a second gas. The gas passageway can have a static mixer downstream of the first and second portions.

An automated mechanical ventilator may include a positive pressure source that periodically delivers periodic positive pressure ventilations to a patient when a pressure within the patient's airway is greater than a predetermined threshold. The ventilator may include an inspiratory lumen coupled with the positive pressure source. The ventilator may include an inlet valve interfaced with the inspiratory lumen. The inlet valve may open with each positive pressure ventilation. The ventilator may include an expiratory lumen. The ventilator may include a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the expiratory lumen that senses the pressure within the patient's airway. The ventilator may include an outlet valve interfaced with the expiratory lumen. The ventilator may include a controller that opens the first valve without delivering a positive pressure ventilation when the pressure measured by the pressure sensor is less than the predetermined threshold.