Abstract

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).

IPC Classes  ?

• A61G 10/02 - Treatment rooms for medical purposes with artificial climateTreatment rooms for medical purposes with means to maintain a desired pressure, e.g. for germ-free rooms
• A62B 11/00 - Devices for reconditioning breathing air in sealed rooms
• A62B 31/00 - Containers or portable cabins for affording breathing protection with devices for reconditioning the breathing air or for ventilating

Abstract

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).

IPC Classes  ?

• A62B 31/00 - Containers or portable cabins for affording breathing protection with devices for reconditioning the breathing air or for ventilating

Abstract

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).

IPC Classes  ?

• A61M 16/00 - Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators Tracheal tubes
• A61G 10/00 - Treatment rooms for medical purposes
• A61G 11/00 - Baby-incubatorsCouveuses
• A62B 18/02 - Masks
• E04G 11/04 - Forms, shutterings, or falsework for making walls, floors, ceilings, or roofs for structures of spherical, spheroid or similar shape, or for cupola structures of circular or polygonal horizontal or vertical sectionInflatable forms

Abstract

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.

IPC Classes  ?

• A61G 10/00 - Treatment rooms for medical purposes