Air to be inhaled by a user can be treated to remove contaminants by passing the air through a multistage treatment system. The multistage treatment system can include an inhalation treatment unit for treating air to be inhaled by the user, a mask wearable on the user's face, and an exhalation treatment unit for treating air exhaled by the user. The inhalation treatment unit and the exhalation treatment unit can each include various sub-units and assemblies for removing naturally occurring vapors and pathogens as well as compounds generated by operation of the treatment system.

The present invention corresponds to a full-face respiratory mask that prevents the entry and exit of particles during the breathing process. The mask has a hermetic seal against the skin that does not allow particles found in the environment to pass through and a single opening that is also hermetically sealed, this opening is coupled with the outer filter and is where the filtered air enters and exits.

A portable chemical oxygen generator for delivering oxygen to a patient is described. The generator includes a housing containing a reaction chamber. Within the reaction chamber is a quantity of a peroxide adduct. A valve is provided with a lower portion of the valve in fluid communication with the reaction chamber. An upper portion of the valve is in fluid communication with a reservoir that holds a quantity of an aqueous solution. An internal chamber is formed within the valve by releasable seals that separate the internal chamber from the upper portion of the valve and a lower portion of the valve. The internal chamber holds a quantity of a peroxide-decomposing catalyst. The generator also includes a valve actuator. Operation of the valve actuator releases the seals in the valve and creates a fluid path from the reservoir through the internal chamber into the reaction chamber. When the valve is actuated, the aqueous solution flows from the reservoir through the internal chamber and into the reaction chamber. This flow washes the catalyst into the reaction chamber along with the aqueous solution. The solution and catalyst mix with the peroxide adduct and cause an oxygen-generating reaction.

A portable chemical oxygen generator for delivering oxygen to a patient is described. The generator includes a housing containing a reaction chamber. Within the reaction chamber is a quantity of a peroxide adduct. A valve is provided with a lower portion of the valve in fluid communication with the reaction chamber. An upper portion of the valve is in fluid communication with a reservoir that holds a quantity of an aqueous solution. An internal chamber is formed within the valve by releasable seals that separate the internal chamber from the upper portion of the valve and a lower portion of the valve. The internal chamber holds a quantity of a peroxide-decomposing catalyst. The generator also includes a valve actuator. Operation of the valve actuator releases the seals in the valve and creates a fluid path from the reservoir through the internal chamber into the reaction chamber. When the valve is actuated, the aqueous solution flows from the reservoir through the internal chamber and into the reaction chamber. This flow washes the catalyst into the reaction chamber along with the aqueous solution. The solution and catalyst mix with the peroxide adduct and cause an oxygen-generating reaction.

A first stage pressure regulator is provided. A valve body has an inlet and an outlet that define a pressure chamber therebetween. The valve body defines a pressure compensation chamber having an opening fluidly communicating the pressure compensation chamber with the surrounding water. The first stage pressure regulator comprises an inlet tubular union removably received into the inlet. A removable high pressure orifice body defines an orifice therethrough. The orifice body is carried by the valve body proximate the inlet. A valve seat is within the valve body.

A rebreather apparatus includes at least one pressurized container of oxygen, at least one pressurized container of a diluting gas, and at least one valve to supply the oxygen and diluting gas to a rebreathing loop. The valve is controlled by a signal from at least one oxygen sensor, wherein the oxygen and diluting gas combine to form a breathing gas that is circulated by the rebreathing loop. At least one container of calibrating gas stores the calibrating gas at ambient pressure and temperature. At least one valve is connected to the at least one oxygen sensor presenting the calibrating gas to the oxygen sensor during calibration of the oxygen sensor and presenting the breathing gas to the oxygen sensor at all other times.

A rebreather apparatus includes at least one pressurized container of oxygen, at least one pressurized container of a diluting gas, and at least one valve to supply the oxygen and diluting gas to a rebreathing loop. The valve is controlled by a signal from at least one oxygen sensor, wherein the oxygen and diluting gas combine to form a breathing gas that is circulated by the rebreathing loop. At least one container of calibrating gas stores the calibrating gas at ambient pressure and temperature. At least one valve is connected to the at least one oxygen sensor presenting the calibrating gas to the oxygen sensor during calibration of the oxygen sensor and presenting the breathing gas to the oxygen sensor at all other times.

A system and method for airflow control of pressurized air delivery, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a robust valve assembly for use in a positive airway pressure treatment (PAPT) system and method to improve speech during treatment.

Disclosed is an apparatus for providing controlled flow of inhalation-air from at least an air-reservoir to a mask. The apparatus includes a control unit and a switch unit. The control unit controls the level of the inhalation-air flowing from the air-reservoir to the mask. The control unit includes a housing to receive the inhalation-air from the air-reservoir, plurality of ducts protruding from the housing to connect with the air-reservoir and with the mask and a valve configured to control the flow of inhalation-air from the plurality of ducts. The switch unit positions a valve to selectively open and close the plurality of ducts for regulating the flow of inhalation-air from the air-reservoir to the housing.

Disclosed is an apparatus for providing controlled flow of inhalation-air from at least an air-reservoir to a mask. The apparatus includes a control unit and a switch unit. The control unit controls the level of the inhalation-air flowing from the air-reservoir to the mask. The control unit includes a housing to receive the inhalation-air from the air-reservoir, plurality of ducts protruding from the housing to connect with the air-reservoir and with the mask and a valve configured to control the flow of inhalation-air from the plurality of ducts. The switch unit positions a valve to selectively open and close the plurality of ducts for regulating the flow of inhalation-air from the air-reservoir to the housing.