A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a nares portion and a mouth portion and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas. The mask system is adapted to selectively utilize the nares portion and/or the mouth portion in a first mode utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion, and in a second mode utilizing the nares portion and not utilizing the mouth portion.

A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a nares portion and a mouth portion and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas. The mask system is adapted to selectively utilize the nares portion and/or the mouth portion in a first mode utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion, and in a second mode utilizing the nares portion and not utilizing the mouth portion.

A breathing circuit for use in conjunction with a ventilator serving a mechanically-ventilated patient includes an expiratory gas airflow pathway; an inspiratory gas airflow pathway; and a gas mixing mechanism operable to mix inspiratory gas and expiratory gas in an amount sufficient to equilibrate the patient's PETCO.sub.2 and arterial PCO.sub.2 such that the patient's PETCO.sub.2 is a clinically reliable approximation of the patient's PaCO.sub.2.

A leak control system (26) for an evacuation system (12) of an insufflation system (1), for controlling leakage of insufflating gas from a vessel (5) of a subject being insufflated. An evacuation conduit (20) connects a Venturi vacuum creating device (14) to the vessel (5) through a pressure relief valve (27) operable from a closed state to an open state in response to a pressure drop across the pressure relief valve (27) in the direction of the arrow A exceeding a predefined pressure drop value. The vacuum creating device (14) is operable in response to a signal from a pressure sensor (10) detecting pressure in the cavity (5) exceeding a predefined pressure value for applying a vacuum to the evacuating conduit (20) to increase the pressure drop across the pressure relief valve (27) to the predefined pressure drop value, for in turn operating the pressure relief valve (27) into the open state. On the pressure in the vessel (5) being reduced below the predefined pressure value, the vacuum creating device (14) is deactivated, and the pressure relief valve (27) transitions into the closed state, thereby preventing further leakage of insufflating gas though the Venturi vacuum creating device (14).

A portable gas delivery system 10 may generally comprise a gas container 20, a regulator 30, an adapter 40 to couple the regulator 30 to the container 20, and a tube or cannula 50 and/or a mask 60 fluidly connected to the container 20. Methods of making and using the portable gas delivery system are also described.

The present disclosure relates to a gas injection stabilization device and comprises: a fixed volume part having a first gas space with a fixed volume; at least one variable volume part which is in communication with the fixed volume part, and which has a volume that varies due to a gas introduced to and discharged from the fixed volume part, and which has a second gas space connected to the first gas space; a gas supply part which is connected to the fixed volume part and receives a supply of a gas from an external gas supply device; and a gas discharge part which is connected to the fixed volume part and discharges a gas to an external surgical space.

The present invention relates to an integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device, and more particularly to an integrated apnea diagnosis and treatment device. The present invention additionally relates to methods of sleep diagnosis and treatment. The sleep disorder treatment system of the present invention can use a diagnosis device to perform various forms of analysis to determine or diagnose a subject's sleeping disorder or symptoms of a subject's sleep disorder, and using this analysis or diagnosis can with or in some embodiments without human intervention treat the subject either physically or chemically to improve the sleeping disorder or the symptoms of the sleeping disorder. The diagnostic part of the system can use many different types of sensors and methods for diagnosing the severity of the symptoms of or the sleep disorder itself. The treatment part of the system can use a device to physically or chemically treat the subject's symptoms or sleep disorder itself.

A respiratory mask system is provided. The respiratory mask system has a patient interface that is secured to a user's head by a headgear. The patient interface comprises a seal, a frame and a gas delivery conduit. The frame is configured to secure the seal and gas delivery conduit together. The frame comprises a recessed channel and/or headgear retaining features configured to connect the headgear to the patient interface. The frame can include an inlet collar that connects to a gas delivery conduit. The inlet collar can include bias flow holes. The headgear comprises a top strap, a pair of side arms, a yoke and a rear strap. The yoke is configured to connect to the recessed channel of the frame. The top strap, side arms and yoke form an integrally formed closed loop. The top strap can include two portions adjustably connected to each other.

A respiratory mask system is provided. The respiratory mask system has a patient interface that is secured to a user's head by a headgear. The patient interface comprises a seal, a frame and a gas delivery conduit. The frame is configured to secure the seal and gas delivery conduit together. The frame comprises a recessed channel and/or headgear retaining features configured to connect the headgear to the patient interface. The frame can include an inlet collar that connects to a gas delivery conduit. The inlet collar can include bias flow holes. The headgear comprises a top strap, a pair of side arms, a yoke and a rear strap. The yoke is configured to connect to the recessed channel of the frame. The top strap, side arms and yoke form an integrally formed closed loop. The top strap can include two portions adjustably connected to each other.

The present invention relates to an extracorporeal circuit for CO.sub.2 removal from blood comprising a line for taking blood from the patient, a decarboxylation assembly and a line for returning the blood to the patient; said decarboxylation assembly comprising a first filtering unit, an oxygenator, an electrodialyzer adapted to generate an acid solution and a basic solution and means for the infusion of said acid solution upstream of said oxygenator, wherein said electrodialyzer comprises a first electrodialysis chamber and a second electrodialysis chamber, said first and second electrodialysis chambers being separated by an ionic membrane, and in that wherein said first chamber and said second chamber are respectively separated from the positive electrode, or anode, and from the negative electrode, or cathode, by means of a bipolar membrane.