Integrated Ventilator Oxygen Delivery for Dual-Therapy Independence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patients requiring both mechanical ventilation and supplemental oxygen therapy often rely on multiple machines, reducing independence and increasing logistical burdens due to the need to switch between therapy options.
Innovation Solution
A ventilator system that integrates both ventilation and oxygen therapy capabilities, allowing for flexible therapy delivery through a single device using a patient circuit for ventilation and a separate oxygen delivery circuit, with an adapter to synchronize oxygen pulses with patient breath.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If patients use multiple machines (ventilator and oxygen concentrator) to provide different therapies, then therapy options are available, but patient independence is reduced and logistical burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a ventilator and oxygen concentrator into a single integrated machine that can deliver both mechanical ventilation and supplemental oxygen therapy. The system includes a ventilator assembly with patient circuit and an oxygen assembly with oxygen delivery circuit, both controlled through a unified control module, eliminating the need for patients to manage separate devices and improving ease of operation while maintaining therapeutic versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated machine is designed to perform multiple functions: it can deliver mechanical ventilation through the patient circuit, provide supplemental oxygen through the oxygen delivery circuit, and offer both therapies simultaneously. The control module enables flexible switching between different therapy modes, making the device universal enough to replace multiple separate machines while maintaining patient independence.
2Adaptability or versatility
If patients use multiple machines (ventilator and oxygen concentrator), then different therapies can be provided, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two previously separate devices (ventilator and oxygen concentrator) into one integrated system. The ventilator assembly and oxygen assembly are combined within a single housing with shared control electronics and power supply, reducing the total number of devices from two to one while preserving the ability to deliver both ventilation and oxygen therapies.
3Ease of operation
If a single ventilator system provides both ventilation and oxygen therapy, then patient independence is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control module is designed with universal control capabilities that can manage both ventilation therapy parameters and oxygen delivery parameters through a single user interface. This multi-functional control system allows patients to operate one device for both therapies rather than managing two separate devices, improving ease of operation despite the increased internal system complexity.
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AI summary
The present technology is directed to ventilator systems that can provide both ventilation therapy and oxygen therapy. The systems described herein may include a ventilation assembly that can provide inspiratory gas to a patient circuit and an oxygen assembly that can provide pulses of oxygen to an oxygen delivery circuit. In some embodiments, the oxygen delivery circuit is distinct from the patient circuit. For example, the patient circuit can include a corrugated conduit coupled a ventilation mask, and the oxygen delivery circuit can include a nasal cannula. The ventilation mask can be positioned over the nasal cannula so that the patient can receive both the inspiratory gases and the pulses of oxygen.