Respiratory Ionization Device for Oxygen Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current treatments for respiratory conditions such as sleep disordered breathing and respiratory insufficiency, including COPD, lack effective solutions for improving oxygen absorption and reducing inflammation in lung tissue.
Innovation Solution
A respiratory ionization therapy device that generates negatively charged air by ionizing breathable gases, using an ionizer integrated with a flow generator and controlled by a processor to adjust ionization levels based on patient conditions, promoting improved oxygen affinity and reducing inflammation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ionization therapy is applied to improve oxygen absorption and reduce inflammation, then therapeutic effect is improved, but risk of over-treatment and harmful effects increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback control by monitoring patient response to ionization therapy and automatically adjusting treatment parameters. The system measures therapeutic effects and feeds this information back to the control mechanism, which modulates ionization intensity accordingly, preventing over-treatment while maintaining therapeutic efficacy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic adjustment of ionization parameters based on real-time patient conditions. Treatment intensity, duration, and frequency are made variable rather than fixed, allowing the system to adapt to changing patient needs and physiological states, thereby optimizing therapy while minimizing harmful effects.
2Quantity of substance
If ionization levels are increased to enhance oxygen affinity, then oxygen absorption is improved, but risk of ozone production and harmful byproducts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes physical parameters of the ionization process, specifically controlling voltage, current, and frequency parameters to achieve effective ionization for oxygen enhancement while operating below thresholds that generate significant ozone. The system optimizes these parameters to maximize beneficial effects while minimizing harmful byproduct formation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent addresses potential harmful effects by converting them into beneficial outcomes through controlled ionization that specifically targets oxygen molecule activation without excessive energy levels that would produce ozone. The ionization process is tuned to produce desired therapeutic effects while the control system monitors and prevents conditions that lead to harmful byproducts.
3Reliability
If continuous ionization is applied to maintain therapeutic levels, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic or pulsed ionization delivery rather than continuous operation. Treatment is administered in controlled cycles with specific duty cycles, where ionization is activated during therapeutic phases and deactivated during intervals. This periodic approach maintains therapeutic effectiveness while significantly reducing average energy consumption compared to continuous operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent maintains continuous therapeutic effect through carefully designed pulsed delivery that ensures oxygen ionization benefits persist between pulses. The timing and duration of pulses are optimized so that therapeutic levels are sustained without requiring constant energy input, achieving continuity of useful action with reduced energy consumption.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device enhances oxygen absorption, reduces the need for supplemental oxygen, disinfects breathable air, and aids in sleep onset while maintaining controlled ionization levels to prevent over-treatment, offering a suitable therapy for respiratory insufficiency and sleep disorders.
Implementation Method 1
generates negatively charged air by ionizing breathable gases
Implementation Method 2
disinfects breathable air
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AI summary
Devices and systems provide methods of controlling breathable gas generation such as for a respiratory treatment and/or for controlling ionization of the gas. In an example, a controller of a respiratory treatment apparatus controls generation of a supply of ionized air. The apparatus may include a flow generator to generate a flow of pressurized breathable gas. The flow generator may be adapted for connection with a respiratory interface. The apparatus may also include an ionizer to ionize the flow of gas. The controller may be coupled with the ionizer and the flow generator and be configured to control the ionizer to programmatically change levels of ionization of the gas. Such ionized gas treatments may be suitable for helping users to sleep or improving respiratory oxygen absorption, and may be for patients with, for example, sleep disordered breathing or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.