Mobile Hyperbaric Hydrogen-Oxygen System for Vehicle Therapy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hyperbaric oxygen therapy systems are fixed in location, limiting accessibility for individuals who spend significant time in vehicles, as they require users to be present at a specific location for treatment.
Innovation Solution
A mobile hyperbaric hydrogen-oxygen system for vehicles, comprising a sealed gas container, gas supplier, supercharger, inhalation mask, and air pumps, allowing passengers to inhale a controlled mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gas during travel, with independent regulation of hydrogen and oxygen flow and pressure management to ensure safety and effectiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed hyperbaric oxygen chamber is used, then the therapy can be provided with controlled pressure and gas composition, but the user must be physically present at a predetermined location which limits accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the hyperbaric oxygen chamber into separate functional modules: a gas generation unit (hydrogen and oxygen tanks with regulators), a pressurization unit (compressor), and an inhalation unit (mask or bottle). This segmentation allows each module to be independently optimized and transported separately, then assembled at the point of use, thereby improving accessibility while managing the complexity of a portable system.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential function of hyperbaric oxygen delivery from the fixed chamber concept and implements it through portable gas tanks and a handheld inhalation device. By removing the need for a large fixed chamber structure, the system becomes transportable and can be used in various locations including vehicles, thereby significantly improving accessibility for users.
2Productivity
If hydrogen and oxygen gases are mixed in a sealed container, then the gas can be delivered to the user, but the mixture is highly flammable and explosive creating safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains separate hydrogen and oxygen gas sources with independent regulators, ensuring that each gas is delivered at controlled concentrations. The inhalation device creates a localized mixing zone at the user's mouth rather than maintaining a large volume of mixed gas, thereby reducing the overall flammability risk while still providing effective therapy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates safety features that prevent the formation of explosive gas mixtures before they can cause harm. This includes using small-volume sealed containers, controlling gas flow rates through regulated valves, and ensuring proper ventilation in the storage and delivery areas. These preliminary preventive measures address the flammability and explosiveness hazards before they can manifest.
3Reliability
If the gas pressure is increased to enhance therapy effectiveness, then more oxygen and hydrogen can be delivered to the user, but the risk of pressure-related injuries and system failure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a compressor that can dynamically adjust pressure levels based on user needs and real-time monitoring. The pressure regulation valves can modulate the gas flow to maintain optimal pressure for therapy effectiveness while preventing excessive pressure buildup. This dynamic control allows the system to adapt pressure levels to minimize safety risks while maintaining therapeutic benefit.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates pressure sensors and monitoring devices that continuously track gas pressure and provide feedback to the control system. When pressure approaches dangerous levels, the feedback mechanism automatically activates safety valves or shuts down the compressor. This closed-loop feedback control ensures that pressure-related risks are monitored and mitigated in real-time while maintaining effective therapy delivery.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables hyperbaric oxygen therapy during daily transportation, enhancing immunity, metabolism, cardiopulmonary function, skin health, pain relief, and antioxidant capacity, while ensuring safety through pressure and concentration monitoring and automatic pressure relief.
Implementation Method 1
a supercharger comprising an air output pipe operatively connecting between the supercharger and the sealed gas container, wherein the supercharger is arranged for pressurizing the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas therein so as to mix the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas to form a mixed gas
Implementation Method 2
at least an air pump operatively connected between the sealed gas container and the inhalation mask for delivering the mixed gas from the sealed gas container to the inhalation mask
Implementation Method 3
a gas supplier for supplying a flow of hydrogen gas and a flow of oxygen gas, wherein the gas supplier comprises a hydrogen regulating valve controlling an amount of the hydrogen gas to the sealed gas container, and an oxygen regulating valve controlling an amount of the oxygen gas to the sealed gas container
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AI summary
A mobile hyperbaric hydrogen-oxygen system is installed into a vehicle having a vehicle cabin and a passenger seat disposed therein. The mobile hyperbaric hydrogen-oxygen system includes a sealed gas container, a gas supplier for supplying a flow of hydrogen gas and a flow of oxygen gas, a supercharger for pressurizing the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas therein so as to mix the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas to form a mixed gas, an inhalation mask arranged for being disposed at the passenger seat in a hand-reachable distance, and an air pump operatively connected between the sealed gas container and the inhalation mask for delivering the mixed gas from the sealed gas container to the inhalation mask. Therefore, the passenger sitting at the passenger seat is able to wear the inhalation mask in order to inhale the mixed gas in a controllable manner.