Resuscitator mouth shield assembly

A resuscitator mouth shield assembly for protecting a caregiver from bodily fluids during CPR includes a resuscitation bag that has a hose extending toward a face cup. A coupler releasably engages the resuscitation bag and a panel is rotatably coupled to the coupler. The panel is spaced from the resuscitation bag when the coupler is positioned on the resuscitation bag. Moreover, the panel is positioned between a patient's face and a caregiver when the resuscitation bag is positioned on the user's face. In this way the panel inhibits bodily fluids that are expelled from the patient from contacting the caregiver.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure and prior art relates to shield devices and more particularly pertains to a new shield device for protecting a caregiver from bodily fluids during CPR.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a resuscitation bag that has a hose extending toward a face cup. A coupler releasably engages the resuscitation bag and a panel is rotatably coupled to the coupler. The panel is spaced from the resuscitation bag when the coupler is positioned on the resuscitation bag. Moreover, the panel is positioned between a patient's face and a caregiver when the resuscitation bag is positioned on the user's face. In this way the panel inhibits bodily fluids that are expelled from the patient from contacting the caregiver.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 5, the resuscitator mouth shield assembly10generally comprises a resuscitation bag12that has a hose14extending toward a face cup16. The resuscitation bag12may be a resuscitation bag commonly employed in a hospital, an ambulance and anywhere else that CPR may be performed. A coupler18is provided that releasably engages the hose14. The coupler18comprises a tube20that has a first end22and a second end24, and a shaft26that is rotatably positioned within the tube20. The shaft26has a distal end28with respect to the second end24of the tube20.

A retainer30is coupled to the shaft26and is positioned within the tube20. The retainer30slidably engages an interior surface of the tube20to retain the shaft26in the tube20. The coupler18includes a saddle32that has a primary end34, a secondary end36and a first surface38extending therebetween. The first surface38is concavely arcuate between the primary34and secondary36ends having the primary end34being spaced from the secondary end36. Moreover, the saddle32engages the hose14having the first surface38engaging and conforming to the hose14. Thus, the tube20is rotatably retained on the resuscitation bag12having the tube20being vertically oriented when the face cup16is positioned on a patient's face for performing CPR. A pad39is coupled to the first surface38of the saddle32and the pad39frictionally engages the hose14for retaining the saddle32on the hose14.

A panel40is rotatably coupled to the coupler18and the panel40is spaced from the face cup16when the coupler18is positioned on the hose14. The panel40is positioned between the patient's face and a caregiver when the face cup16is positioned on the user's face. In this way the panel40is positioned to inhibit bodily fluids that are expelled from the patient from contacting the caregiver.

The panel40has a first surface42, a second surface44and a peripheral edge46extending therebetween, and the peripheral edge46has a front side48. The first surface42of the panel40has the first end22of the tube20coupled thereto and the tube20is aligned with the front side48of the peripheral edge46of the panel40. The front side48of the peripheral edge46of the panel40may curve inwardly to intersect the tube20. A pair of supports50is each coupled to the first surface42of the panel40. Each of the supports50engages the tube20to retain the tube20in a perpendicular orientation with respect to the first surface42of the panel40.

In use, the retainer30is engaged to the hose14on the resuscitation bag12such that the panel40is horizontally oriented when the face cup16is positioned on the patient's face that is receiving medical treatment. Moreover, the panel40is manipulated to be positioned over the patient's face such that the panel40blocks vomit or other bodily fluids that are expelled during the administration of CPR from contacting the caregiver. In this way the panel enhances safety and cleanliness of the caregiver during the administration of CPR. Additionally, the panel40can be employed during manual ventilation of the patent with an Endrotracheal tube (ET). Thus, the panel40blocks bodily fluids in the event that the resuscitation bag12becomes disconnected from the ET or if the ET becomes dislodged from the patient's airway. The panel40can also be positioned on a ventilator circuit thereby protecting the caregiver from bodily fluids if the ventilator circuit or ET is intentionally or unintentionally disconnected during transportation of the patient.