Patent ID: 6176236
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A device for supplying a person with additional oxygen for cutaneous respiration, comprising a mattress (14) having a head section, a body section, a top side, a lower side and a circumferential portion, the top and lower side being arranged in spaced parallel relationship, a source for treatment gas, the treatment gas being selected from the group consisting of oxygen and oxygen enriched air, distributions means (14; 48; 104) for uniformly supplying the treatment gas to a selected part of a person being treated, the distribution means (14; 48; 104) carrying the treatment gas into a space between the top and lower sides of the mattress, the top and lower sides of the mattress being permeable for gas, and a barrier layer (34) distinct from the mattress (14) covering the lower side of the mattress.