Patent ID: 6827729
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A therapy device for providing air to a patient's body, said device comprising:an inflatable tube having a first leg for being positioned proximate a first side of the patient's body and for extending along at least a substantial portion of the length of the patient's body, a second leg for being positioned proximate a second, opposite side of the patient's body and for extending along at least a substantial portion of the length of the patient's body, and a crosspiece extending between said first leg and said second leg, said tube further including an orifice for placing said tube in fluid communication with a gas supply, and defining a plurality of exhaust ports, each said exhaust port defining a pair of straight slits formed in said tube, said pair of straight slits being connected at a first end and separated at an opposite second end, whereby said pair of straight slits defining a V-shape.