Patent ID: 7207328
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A respiration system for providing compressed gas to a patient, the system comprising: a mask adapted to cover the patient's nose and mouth; a pair of bellows having an inner chamber and an input port and an output port connected thereto, wherein the pair of bellows is compressible by a user such that when being compressed, the one pair of bellows exhausts gas out the inner chamber via the output port and wherein each of the bellows is resiliently expandable such that when the compression has ceased, the pair of bellows expand and draw gas into the inner chamber via the input port; at least one gas conduit interconnecting the output port of the pair of bellows to the mask such that compressed gas is conveyed to the patient via the at least one gas conduit and the mask in response to compression of the pair of bellows by the user; and a harness attached to the pair of bellows, wherein the harness is sized so as to be worn by the user so that the bellows are maintained by the harness in a position adjacent the user's right and left armpit so that the user can compress either or both of the pair of bellows between the user's inner upper arms and torso thereby freeing the user's hands to hold the mask so as to cover the patient's nose and mouth; and wherein the harness comprises a front strap connected between the pair of bellows across the front portion of the user's torso and a rear strap connected between the pair of bellows across the rear portion of the user's torso, and wherein the front strap comprises a locking device that is detachable and reattachable so as to allow the user to remove the harness.