Mini Inhaler Mouthpipe Set for Durable Respiratory Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing respiratory exercise devices with moving internal parts are prone to breakage and contamination, making them undesirable for regular use.
Innovation Solution
A set of Mini Inhaler mouth pipes with varying degrees of inhalation restriction, organized in a case with hinged lids and numerical indicia, allowing users to select and progressively use devices for daily breathing exercises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If complex breathing devices with moving internal parts are used, then respiratory exercise function is provided, but the device is subject to breakage and contamination with extended use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes all moving internal parts from the breathing device, extracting the problematic components that caused breakage and contamination. The invention uses a simple fixed orifice structure instead of complex mechanisms with moving parts, thereby eliminating the reliability issues while maintaining the respiratory exercise function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the breathing exercise system into multiple separate mouth pipes with different orifice sizes, allowing users to progress through different resistance levels. This segmentation approach replaces a single complex adjustable device with multiple simple fixed devices, improving reliability while providing progressive exercise capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple mouth pipes with different restriction levels are provided, then user can progress through increasing difficulty, but device organization and selection becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color coding for different mouth pipes to make selection intuitive and easy. Each mouth pipe is associated with a specific color that indicates its resistance level, allowing users to quickly identify and select the appropriate device without complex labeling or measurement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-organizes mouth pipes in a storage case with designated slots for each device type. This preliminary organization of devices by resistance level eliminates the need for users to search or determine the correct device, making selection straightforward while maintaining progressive exercise capability.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for exercising the human respiratory system using inhalation restrictive devices with regular daily exercise protocols are provided. The exemplary system provides a set of progressively restrictive, Mini Inhaler mouth pipes, organized and presented in a special case in a manner that allows the easy selection and use by the individual to carry out a daily routine of breathing exercises. The Mini Inhalers are organized in a case that positions each in numerical order and therefore in the order of inhalation restriction (ease of breathing). The methods focus on selecting an optimal inhalation restriction device that forces an improvement in the breathing process over time. The methods include initially selecting an optimal Mini Inhaler and using that selected Mini Inhaler repeatedly each day to improve respiratory function.