Patent ID: 11951046
Assignee: BAROMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method of treating a patient with hyperbaric oxygen, comprising the steps of:
a) providing a portable hyperbaric oxygen compatible critical care chamber apparatus with an interior that is sized and shaped to hold the patient;
b) placing multiple patient care components in said chamber including at least two of the following components: ventilator; external cardiac compressor, intravenous pump, intravascular/intramedullary access; laryngoscope, blood pressure cuff, cardiac monitor;
c) placing the patient in the chamber interior;
d) maintaining a pressure in said chamber interior greater than 1.5 atmospheres;
e) providing a robotic manipulator that is operable from a position externally of the chamber;
f) controlling one or more of the components of step “b” with the robotic manipulator of step “e”;
g) monitoring the treatment administration via a monitor located outside the chamber; and
h) administering a surface equivalent fraction of inhaled oxygen of 100% to 400% to the patient.