Oxygen tent atmosphere conditioning apparatus and method

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING THE ATMOSPHERE WITHIN A PATIENT TREATMENT TENT COMPRISING: (A) A NEBULIZER (B) A CONDUIT FULLY ENCLOSING AND SEALING FROM CONTAMINATION BY SAID ATMOSPHERE A COOLANT ADAPTED TO BE CIRCULATED THROUGH SAID CONDUIT, (C) SAID CONDUIT INCLUDING A HEAT EXCHANGER AND INLET AND OUTLET PORTIONS FOR RESPECTIVELY CONDUCTING SAID COOLANT INTO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER AND OUT OF THE LATTER UPON SAID CIRCULATION, (D) SAID NEBULIZER AND SAID HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING SAID INLET AND OUTLET PORTIONS OF SAID CONDUIT BEING ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED WITHIN THE ATMOSPHERE WITHIN SAID TENT, (E) MEANS FOR SO POSITIONING SAID NEBULIZER, HEAT EXCHANGER AND SAID INLET AND OUTLET PORTIONS AND (F) SAID NEBULIZER INCLUDING A GAS PIPE LINE AND A FLUID PIPE LINE CONNECTED THEREWITH FOR CONDUCTING A BREATHABLE GAS AND A FLUID TO SAID NEBULIZER, (G) SAID CONDUIT FURTHER INCLUDING HEAT REMOVING MEANS FOR REMOVING HEAT FROM SAID COOLANT UPON SAID CIRCULATION OF THE LATTER, AND (H) A GAS SUPPLY TANK CONNECTED WITH SAID GAS PIPE LINE FOR SUPPLYING BREATHABLE GAS TO SAID NEBULIZER, (I) DETACHABLE COUPLINGS IN SAID CONDUIT AND GAS LINE FOR DISCONNECTING SAID HEAT EXCHANGER AND SAID NEBULIZER FROM SAID HEAT REMOVING MEANS AND FROM SAID GAS SUPPLY TANK TO ENABLE STERILIZATION OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGER AND SAID NEBULIZER INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID HEAT REMOVING MEANS AND SAID GAS SUPPLY TANK.