Patent ID: 6418932
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An isolation pod for an individual patient, comprising:a flexible, transparent air impermeable sheet member defining at least a first and second end, said first end and said second end being spaced apart, said sheet member including a first and a second edge, said first edge area defining a first member of a cooperating sealing element and said second edge area defining a second member of said cooperating sealing element where contacting said first and second edges establish said cooperating sealing element to provide and airtight seal, said first end incorporating a first integrated selectively sealed grommet, said grommet defining an opening and sealed with a one way flow directional valve for directing air flow into the pod and said end including a second end incorporating a second integrated selectively sealed grommet defining an opening and sealed with a one way flow directional valve for directing air flow out of the pod, each of said grommet openings having select cross-sectional dimensions; an air blower including an elongated nozzle having a cross-sectional dimension corresponding to that of said grommet openings, said nozzle being insertable into said grommet openings for establishing an airtight seal therewith, said air blower having an air port configured to receive and retain an air filter. said air blower for selectively communicating filtered air with respect to the interior of the pod.