96 results about "Hyperbaric chambers" patented technology

This invention relates to a novel self-contained hyperbaric chamber. More particularly, this invention pertains to a hyperbaric chamber which contains all necessary gas processing equipment, conserves gas pressures and recovers oxygen from the waste gas. A self-contained hyperbaric chamber comprising: (a) a sealed gas chamber; (b) a first housing sealed from the sealed gas chamber; (c) a first air compressor within the first housing for withdrawing air from atmosphere and compressing the air for delivery to the interior of the sealed chamber; (d) a second housing sealed from the sealed gas chamber; and (e) a second compressor within the second housing for compressing air withdrawn from the interior of the sealed chamber and delivering the compressed air to an oxygen enriching molecular sieve and directing recovered oxygen enriched gas to the interior of the sealed chamber.

The invention relates a three-dimensional simulation test device for oil extraction by injecting multielement hot fluid. The device consists of a multielement injection system, a model system, a data acquisition process and control system, and a production system, wherein a model body is fixed in a hyperbaric chamber; and the hyperbaric chamber is connected with the multielement injection system,the data acquisition process and control system, and the production system. As medium can be replaced by separately or simultaneously injecting the multielement hot fluid, and gases are taken as ambient pressure packing medium for the model, the work intensity during the processes of charging and discharging the ambient pressure packing medium is greatly lowered; and as the stimulated reservoir pressure reaches 20 MPa, and the simulated reservoir temperature reaches 350 DEG C, the real-time data acquisition and processing can be realized at the channel temperature of 460 DEG C and under the channel pressure of 50 MPa, and the data acquisition channel can be enlarged. The three-dimensional simulation test device for the oil extraction by injecting the multielement hot fluid has the advantages of fully-automated control of test processes, namely injection, extraction and strata pressure / temperature simulation, online three-dimensional graphic visual analysis and processing of test data,automatic collection of extraction liquid, and oil-water centrifugal separation.

The present invention provides a hull detection underwater robot that comprises an underwater robot body which is equipped with an environment sensing device, a movement sensing device and a movement executing device. The environment sensing device comprises an ultrasonic thickness gauge, image sonar and an underwater low light level camera. The movement sensing device comprises an optical fiber compass and a depth gauge. The movement executing device comprises a conduit propeller and a three degree of freedom tripod head. All devices are connected with a PC / 104 computer in a hyperbaric chamber of the underwater robot body. A control program is embedded in the PC / 104 computer. The PC / 104 computer collects the information of the environment sending device and the movement sensing device, then communicated with a water surface main control computer for the large data volume network communication of mixed data and outputs a control instruction of the water surface main control computer to the propeller.

Systems and methods for use in providing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (“HBOT”) sessions to veterinary patients includes providing HBOT chambers specifically adapted for use with veterinary patients. HBOT chambers are adapted with a rail mounted platform upon which one or more animals may be supported and confined within an enclosure during the application of HBOT. Viewing ports are provided at the appropriate level to allow the pets being treated to see out from their position within the chamber. The system is provided with a closed circuit video system including a plurality of chamber mounted cameras configured allow for remote monitoring of the animals within the chamber, and a room mounted camera configured to allow for remote monitoring of the chamber and surrounding environment. Remote central station monitoring allows for widespread deployment of hyperbaric chambers in accordance with a business method wherein revenue is generated on per-use and / or per-patient basis.

The invention relates to a low dew point positive pressure air supply system for a high-pressure cabinet and a dehumidification method thereof. The cooler for the temperature of the external air delivered from the outside; when the temperature of the external air is higher than 18-20°C, the cooler is started, and the external air is filtered by the filter part, and then processed by a compression cooler to reduce the air temperature to 14°C -16°C, and then sent to the rotary dehumidifier for dehumidification; the rotary dehumidifier will continuously absorb the water molecules in the high-pressure cabinet and convert it into humid air, discharge it out of the high-pressure cabinet in the high-pressure chamber, and transport the dry air after heating and dehumidification To the high-voltage cabinet to achieve the purpose of continuous dehumidification of the high-voltage cabinet. The present invention completely reduces the moisture content of the air in the cabinet, thereby reducing the air humidity and dew point temperature in the cabinet, thereby avoiding the occurrence of condensation, ensuring that the air pressure in the cabinet is positive relative to the outside of the cabinet and that there is no dead angle in the high-voltage cabinet.

A shelter in the form of a tubular structure with closeable openings at each end. Material is to be a lightweight core, such as PVC or Rohacell foam, sandwiched between two skin layers, each of which consists of fiberglass, carbon fiber, or aramid fiber. Form is to be several sections that can be expanded and contracted telescopically thereby allowing for transport as a backpack while contracted, and shelter for a supine adult while expanded. The sections are to be linked and not independent or free-standing. The sections at either end are to have rigid doors that allow access to the shelter interior. When fully expanded, the sections lock together providing for an airtight, rigid structure. This structure may serve as shelter and hyperbaric chamber for treatment of illnesses such as those resulting from exposure to low barometric pressures at high altitudes (e.g., HACE, HAPE). The structure can be fitted with a pump and a pressure release valve, which allow for control of barometric pressure to relieve such ailments associated with high altitudes. The shelter takes the place of separate backpack, tent or other shelter, insulating pad, sleeping bag, and transportable hyperbaric device.

A hyperbaric oxygen chamber for treatment of large animals such as horses is disclosed. The chamber is large enough for a horse to fit inside and comfortably move around. A specially designed davit door, though quite heavy, is easily manipulated and may be used to corral the horse during ingress or egress, and is serviceable using fluorocarbon lubricants. The door, sidewalls, and floor of the hyperbaric chamber are coated with a static dissipative polyurethane material suitable for oxygen environments and may protect the horse from injury and prevent sparks. The flooring is specially designed to allow the horse to eliminate during treatment, and may be cleaned easily and thoroughly without disassembly. The control mechanisms of the hyperbaric chamber include electro-pneumatic controls, for avoiding a fire hazard.

The portable environmental control chamber provides gas, as needed, to encourage healing and prevent infection. In one embodiment, the environmental control chamber acts as a hyperbaric chamber that can be affixed over a wound to supply oxygen to the wound bed. In another embodiment, the environmental control chamber acts as a catheter tent that prevents microbes from entering the catheter site. The environmental control chamber comprises a gas impermeable film that forms a tent over a wound or catheter site to which is attached two or more flexible ports that allow gas to be applied to a site. The chamber is attached to the body using an adhesive.

A portable hyperbaric chamber system includes a soft-sided, foldable hyperbaric chamber and a substantially rigid, removable, external support structure. The chamber generally includes a wall of a substantially non-breathable, soft-sided, and foldable material and an accessway sealable with a non-breathable closure so as to maintain a hyperbaric pressure within the chamber. The chamber also includes at least one fastener, such as a bolt or threaded stud, extending from the wall that permits the chamber to be removably attached to the support structure, thereby to maintain the chamber in an uncollapsed state when the chamber interior is not maintained at a hyperbaric pressure. The support structure includes structures complementary to the fasteners (e.g., apertures to pass bolts and locking knobs to secure bolts).

A low pressure hyperbaric chambers and methods of using same are disclosed. The present invention provides means for designing, building, and using low pressure chambers suitable for use in managing pain associated with medical conditions.

The invention relates to a method and a device for simulating formation temperature in a multi-element thermal fluid injected oil extraction three-dimensional simulation test. A model body is fixed in a hyperbaric chamber; thermocouples are distributed in the hyperbaric chamber to be connected with a computer; two electric heating coils are positioned on upper and lower inner walls of the hyperbaric chamber and are connected with two upper and lower temperature controllers one outside the hyperbaric chamber; and two circulating fluid coils are positioned on the upper and lower inner walls of the hyperbaric chamber and are connected with two upper and lower refrigerating devices with a compressor and two temperature controllers two, which are positioned outside the hyperbaric chamber, respectively to form two upper and lower enclosed circulation loops. Air ducts are arranged in end covers on two sides of the hyperbaric chamber; two magnetic stirrers are positioned on the end covers on two sides of the hyperbaric chamber; and blades of the magnetic stirrers are arranged in the air ducts of the hyperbaric chamber and pass through the end covers of the hyperbaric chamber to be connected with a motor outside the hyperbaric chamber through a motor shaft. The method and the device have the advantages of compact system structure, uniform and stable simulated temperature field, wide range of the simulated temperature, quick temperature rise / reduction process, and low energy consumption.

A hyperbaric chamber includes a collapsible, pressurizable bladder and an inflatable support member supporting the bladder in a substantially uncollapsed configuration. The inflatable support member may be either internal or external to the bladder, and, in embodiments, is a rib with curvature corresponding generally to the uncollapsed shape of the bladder. A stiffening stave may provide additional support. The bladder further includes an accessway into the interior thereof and a substantially non-breathable closure on the accessway. The closure includes a substantially air-impermeable gasket sandwiched between first and second zippers. A reinforcing zipper may provide additional strength to the closure. Similarly, a reinforcing harness substantially surrounding the bladder may provide additional strength to the bladder. A source of compressed air is in fluid communication with the interior of the bladder, and a cooling source may also be provided.

A portable hyperbaric chamber with a vertical mounting system includes an inflatable enclosure which is vertically positioned by a rigid base. An internal frame also functions as an additional mounting system so that the inflatable enclosure can be vertically positioned during pressurized and not pressurized instances. A plurality of fill valves allows the inflatable enclosure to be pressurized from externally positioned compressors, and the inside pressure of the inflatable enclosure is measured and displayed through a pressure gauge. The inside pressure can be controlled from a dump valve, a low pressure relief valve, and a high pressure relief valve so that the proper operating pressure can be maintained with the hyperbaric chamber.

The invention discloses an underwater LIBS spectrum-image combined detection device based on a hyperbaric chamber. The underwater LIBS spectrum-image combined detection device comprises a plasma excitation module, a spectrum acquisition module, an image acquisition module, a hyperbaric chamber and a control system. The plasma excitation module is used for focusing a laser beam in the hyperbaric chamber to generate plasma; the spectrum acquisition module is used for recording an underwater LIBS radiation spectrum signal; the image acquisition module is used for shooting two-dimensional images of underwater plasmas, bubbles and shock waves; the high-pressure cabin is used for providing an underwater high-pressure environment; and the control system is used for controlling the operation of the plasma excitation module, the spectrum acquisition module and the image acquisition module. In a laboratory, the hyperbaric cabin can be used for simulating a deep sea hyperbaric environment, and anexternal light path coupled with the hyperbaric cabin is used for simultaneously acquiring underwater LIBS spectrum and image information, so that the LIBS detection mechanism in the deep sea hyperbaric environment can be revealed.

A system and method of administrating conventional hyperbaric chamber therapy as well as supplemental oxygen therapy at ambient conditions to an animal using a veterinary hyperbaric chamber. The hyperbaric chamber can function in its usual mode of operation; i.e., providing oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure and also in a second mode of operation to administer supplemental oxygen thereafter at ambient pressure conditions. In the second mode of operation, the method and apparatus may deliver approximately 80 liters per minute continuous flow of 0.21 through 1.0 FI02 adjustable oxygen gas mixture. The mixture is delivered at ambient pressure from one end of the chamber, flows across the animal positioned within the hyperbaric chamber, and exits at the opposite end for exhaust to ambient conditions. A high flow gas mixture is utilized to maintain accurate gas mixture concentrations with fluctuating supply pressures of medical air and medical oxygen gases.

An electrically actuated wheeled stretcher system which is adapted to provide electrically actuated raising or lowering of a stretcher mounted on a gurney. The system is primarily composed of a stretcher and a gurney, and may be used to transport patients and load and unload the patients by automated transfer of the stretcher from the gurney to other medical equipment, for example, a hyperbaric chamber, and automated transfer from the other medical equipment back on to the gurney. The system further includes an additional electrically actuated fifth wheel configured to provide smoother turning and rotation in place of the system. The system further includes continuous treatment items, such as intravenous fluid and medical gasses to travel with the system.

A hyperbaric oxygen chamber for treatment of large animals such as horses is disclosed. The chamber is large enough for a horse to fit inside and comfortably move around. A specially designed davit door, though quite heavy, is easily manipulated and may be used to corral the horse during ingress or egress, and is serviceable using fluorocarbon lubricants. The door, sidewalls, and floor of the hyperbaric chamber are coated with a static dissipative polyurethane material suitable for oxygen environments and may protect the horse from injury and prevent sparks. The flooring is specially designed to allow the horse to eliminate during treatment, and may be cleaned easily and thoroughly without disassembly. The control mechanisms of the hyperbaric chamber include electro-pneumatic controls, for avoiding a fire hazard.

A portable hyperbaric chamber system includes a soft-sided, foldable hyperbaric chamber and a substantially rigid, removable, external support structure. The chamber generally includes a wall of a substantially non-breathable, soft-sided, and foldable material and an accessway sealable with a non-breathable closure so as to maintain a hyperbaric pressure within the chamber. The chamber also includes at least one fastener, such as a bolt or threaded stud, extending from the wall that permits the chamber to be removably attached to the support structure, thereby to maintain the chamber in an uncollapsed state when the chamber interior is not maintained at a hyperbaric pressure. The support structure includes structures complementary to the fasteners (e.g., apertures to pass bolts and locking knobs to secure bolts).

In a first aspect, a monoplace hyperbaric chamber providing Venturi induced gas circulation and ventilation is disclosed. The chamber includes a control and monitoring system that offers reduced oxygen consumption, duplex pressure gauges, referenced flow control, a patient activated stop function, an independent pressure time recorder, and / or a precise pressure control circuit that uses a 1:1 forced-balanced volume amplifier adapted to supply gas to and exhaust gas from the chamber through different penetrators and / or use flow-control check valves supplied with static reference or set pressures. A computer control and monitoring subsystem is also disclosed. Numerous other aspects are provided.

The invention discloses a modularized medium-voltage solid soft starter cabinet, which comprises a removable type hypobaric chamber arranged on the upper part of a cabinet body, a hyperbaric chamber arranged at the back part of the removable type hypobaric chamber, and a cable chamber arranged below the cabinet body, wherein a hypobaric chamber door is arranged on the front part of the removable type hypobaric chamber, one side of the hypobaric chamber is locked by using a bolt, and the other side of the hypobaric chamber is provided with a hinge; the front part of the cable chamber is provided with a cable chamber door, one side of the cable chamber door is fixed on a bending angle at one side of the cabinet body by adopting a screw lock; the cable chamber door can be opened by only dismantling the screw lock; the other side of the cable chamber door is provided with a hinge; an incoming wire and a outgoing wire of the soft starter cabinet are connected in the cable chamber; a fuse module is arranged in the cable chamber, the fuse module is connected with a rear copper bar by using a cable; and the fuse module can be installed or dismantled at any time according to the requirement of a user. Due to the adoption of a modular structure, the modularized medium-voltage solid soft starter cabinet has the advantages of convenience for transportation and maintenance and flexibility in installation.

The invention discloses a multifunctional deep water flexible hyperbaric chamber. End covers are arranged at two ends of a flexible main cylinder barrel; first anti-bending stiffeners are arranged between the flexible main cylinder barrel and the end covers; a test piece main body is arranged inside the flexible main cylinder barrel; two ends of the test piece main body are respectively connectedwith connecting rod pieces by virtue of second anti-bending stiffeners; the connecting rod pieces are arranged on the end covers; one connecting rod piece is connected with an axial loading mechanismby virtue of a bearing connector and is provided with an internal pressure joint; the other connecting rod piece is connected with a power drive device by virtue of a bearing connector; an external pressure joint, an exhaust joint and a sensor are arranged on the end covers. The multifunctional deep water flexible hyperbaric chamber disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that the structure is simple, pipeline crushing and fatigue tests can be effectively performed under the action of a combined load, and the experimental effect is excellent.

The invention provides an animal experiment hyperbaric chamber for argon-oxygen gas and an animal experiment method of the animal experiment hyperbaric chamber. The animal experiment hyperbaric chamber comprises a chamber body arranged on a base, wherein a chamber door is arranged on a shell of the chamber body, and an oxygen concentration detector, a carbon dioxide concentration detector, a pressure gauge and a temperature probe which are electrically connected with a control system are arranged in the chamber body; an argon inlet pipe one end of which is connected with the cabin body, and the other end of which is connected with an argon bottle; an oxygen inlet pipe one end of which is connected with the chamber body, the other end of which is connected with the oxygen bottle, wherein anelectromagnetic valve is arranged on the oxygen inlet pipe; and an exhaust pipe one end of which is connected with the chamber body, and the other end of which is arranged outside the chamber body. According to the animal experiment hyperbaric cabin for the argon-oxygen gas and the animal experiment method of the animal experiment hyperbaric cabin, automatic regulation and control over the mixingproportion of oxygen, carbon dioxide and argon in the cabin are achieved, meanwhile, the temperature, brightness and pressure in the chamber can be adjusted, visualization of the living state of animals in the cabin is achieved, guarding by specially-assigned persons is not needed, and the working efficiency is greatly improved.

A system for cooling a hyperbaric chamber includes a compressor, a first hose, a cooling unit, a second hose, and a hyperbaric chamber. The first hose fluidly connects the compressor to the cooling unit, and the second hose fluidly connects the cooling units to the hyperbaric chamber. Compressed air from the compressor travels through a first pressure relief fitting and a second pressure relief fitting, where the compressed air is depressurized according to the system requirements. During the depressurization, the compressed air cools down because of the depressurization and creates a comfortable environment within the hyperbaric chamber.

A hyperbaric oxygen chamber for treatment of large animals such as horses is disclosed. The chamber is large enough for a horse to fit inside and comfortably move around. A specially designed davit door, though quite heavy, is easily manipulated and may be used to corral the horse during ingress or egress, and is serviceable using fluorocarbon lubricants. The door, sidewalls, and floor of the hyperbaric chamber are coated with a static dissipative polyurethane material suitable for oxygen environments and may protect the horse from injury and prevent sparks. The flooring is specially designed to allow the horse to eliminate during treatment, and may be cleaned easily and thoroughly without disassembly. The control mechanisms of the hyperbaric chamber include electro-pneumatic controls, for avoiding a fire hazard.

The invention relates to an underwater hydraulic valve internal and external pressure test system, which comprises a high-pressure cabin, a sealed cabin temperature control system, a valve hydraulic system, a valve pressurization system and a data integration and monitoring system, wherein the whole high-pressure cabin is arranged in the sealed cabin temperature control system; and the valve hydraulic system is connected with a hydraulic valve to be tested in the hyperbaric chamber through a hydraulic oil pipeline, and the valve pressurization system is connected with the hydraulic valve to be tested in the hyperbaric chamber through a high-pressure pipeline. The underwater hydraulic valve internal and external pressure test system can simulate the normal working state of water supply or ventilation of an underwater hydraulic valve in a deepwater environment for the underwater valve; and the system is widely suitable for simulating a deep-sea high-pressure low-temperature environment, performing internal and external pressure test and function test on the underwater hydraulic valve at the same time, and performing data acquisition and monitoring.

An overpressure protection system and method for a hyperbaric chamber having a secondary relief valve in pressure communication with a hyperbaric chamber and configured to actuate upon occurrence of a predetermined pressure condition. Actuation of the secondary relief valve causes an output signal to be delivered to a relay input, which results in actuation of an emergency vent valve to close an oxygen shutoff valve to terminate the flow of oxygen to the chamber. In the preferred embodiment, the predetermined pressure condition occurs when the chamber pressure exceeds the maximum chamber set point plus a predetermined pressure differential. In the preferred embodiment, the relay may be pneumatic or electromechanical.

The present invention relates to a system for detecting microbial contamination of a liquid specimen comprising a device for concentrating micro-organisms from a liquid specimen, having (i) a hyperbaric chamber, (ii) a filter housing comprising a liquid-permeable bed of an adsorbent material and adapted for being fluidly connected to said hyperbaric chamber, and (iii) a means for pressurizing said hyperbaric chamber, said system further comprising a kit for detection of micro-organisms adsorbed to said adsorbent material, wherein said kit is based on enzymatic detection using chromogenic and / or fluorescent substrate analogues.

A system for cooling a hyperbaric chamber includes a compressor, a first hose, a cooling unit, a second hose, and a hyperbaric chamber. The first hose fluidly connects the compressor to the cooling unit, and the second hose fluidly connects the cooling units to the hyperbaric chamber. Compressed air from the compressor travels through a first pressure relief fitting and a second pressure relief fitting, where the compressed air is depressurized according to the system requirements. During the depressurization, the compressed air cools down because of the depressurization and creates a comfortable environment within the hyperbaric chamber.