Portable medical treatment system and method of use
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Publication Number
US-11744961-B2
Publication Date
2023-09-05
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Abstract
A medical treatment system including a treatment chamber, a source of an aqueous mist containing a medication, a source of an oxygen-enriched gas, and a control system adapted to alternately surround a human body part with a mist containing a medication and the oxygen enriched gas, which can be used to treat various skin disorders including infected lesions, bacterial infections such as acne (i.e. Propionibacterium acnes), fungal infections such as Athlete's foot (i.e. fungal genus Trichophyton), conditions associated with hair loss including alopecia as well as ulcerations and frostbite resulting from poor circulation. A method of treating skin disorders is also disclosed, that includes providing a mist containing a medication and enriched oxygen gas to the site being treated as well as providing oxygen to the patient during treatment.
Core Innovation
The invention provides a portable variable hyperoxia medical treatment system having a housing with a programmable control circuit powered by an energy source. The housing includes a humidifier in fluid communication with a fluid source containing a fluid, configured to generate a humidified vapor, wherein the humidifier comprises a piezo-electric disc configured to vaporize the fluid from an absorbent insert.
The system further includes a gas source containing a gas and a flow control regulator connected to the control circuit for dispensing gas from the gas source. A main valve, controlled by the control circuit, is connected to the humidifier and the flow control regulator, and an exit port connected to the main valve dispenses the humidified vapor and gas.
A treatment chamber is configured to cover a treatment area and is in fluid communication with the exit port through hollow tubing. The system is configured to alternately surround the treatment area with medicated humidified vapor and oxygen, while limiting treatment area pressure within a stated range. The system can include additional illumination using infrared and ultraviolet LEDs, and can use optional sensors and wireless data transmission.
Claims Coverage
The document includes one independent claim that covers a portable variable hyperoxia treatment system with four inventive features. The features are portable programmable control, a piezo-electric humidifier vaporizing fluid from an absorbent insert, controlled gas dispensing through a flow control regulator and a main valve, and delivery through an exit port and hollow tubing into a treatment chamber.
Portable programmable variable hyperoxia treatment system architecture
A portable variable hyperoxia treatment system comprising a housing with a programmable control circuit powered by an energy source.
Piezo-electric humidifier vaporizing fluid from an absorbent insert
A humidifier in fluid communication with a fluid source containing a fluid, configured to generate a humidified vapor, wherein the humidifier comprises a piezo-electric disc configured to vaporize the fluid from an absorbent insert.
Controlled gas dispensing with a flow control regulator and a main valve
A gas source containing a gas; a flow control regulator connected to the control circuit for dispensing gas from the gas source; and a main valve controlled by the control circuit and connected to the humidifier and the flow control regulator.
Exit port delivery to a treatment chamber via hollow tubing
An exit port connected to the main valve for dispensing said humidified vapor and gas; and a treatment chamber configured to cover a treatment area, the treatment chamber in fluid communication with the exit port through hollow tubing.
Overall, the independent claim centers on portable programmable control of a humidifier that uses a piezo-electric disc to vaporize fluid from an absorbent insert, combined with regulated gas dispensing through a flow control regulator and a main valve, and delivery through an exit port and hollow tubing into a treatment chamber covering a treatment area.
Stated Advantages
Not explicitly described in patent.
Documented Applications
Treatment of infected lesions.
Treatment of acne (Propionibacterium acnes).
Treatment of Athlete’s foot (Trichophyton).
Treatment of alopecia.
Treatment of diabetic and non-healing ulcers.
Treatment of burns.
Treatment of frostbite.
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