US4533137A
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Pulmonary training method
Assignee: Respironics New Jersey Inc
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Filing: 1984-03-13
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Granted: 1985-08-06
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Expires: 2004-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A pulmonary training method for persons having COPD involving daily exercise by inhaling through a restricted opening with inspirative resistance less than that producing stress.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard J. Sonne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:48
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B23/00; A63B23/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A training method for a person having COPD for improving pulmonary endurance which comprises having such person engage in a daily pulmonary exercise session by inhaling through an adjustable restricted opening to provide resistance to inspiration and by exhaling without restriction, assessing said resistance to inspiration required to cause the patient to reach the point of stress by observing, but not limited to, symptoms as tiring, shortness of breath and increased pulse rate, adjusting the restricted opening such that the inspirational resistance throughout each daily session is less than that necessary to produce said stress, reassessing the resistance required to cause the patient to reach the point of stress by observing, but not limited to symptoms as tiring, shortness of breath, and increased pulse rate on a periodic basis, and increasing the inspirational resistance by decreasing the size of said opening for subsequent daily sessions, as tolerance to inspirational resistance increases.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A training method for a person having COPD for improving pulmonary endurance which comprises having such person engage in a daily pulmonary exercise session by inhaling through an adjustable restricted opening to provide resistance to inspiration and by exhaling without restriction, assessing said resistance to inspiration required to cause the patient to reach the point of stress by observing, but not limited to, symptoms as tiring, shortness of breath and increased pulse rate, adjusting the restricted opening such that the inspirational resistance throughout each daily session is less than that necessary to produce said stress, reassessing the resistance required to cause the patient to reach the point of stress by observing, but not limited to symptoms as tiring, shortness of breath, and increased pulse rate on a periodic basis, and increasing the inspirational resistance by decreasing the size of said opening for subsequent daily sessions, as tolerance to inspirational resistance increases.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-08-05 | 1989-02-04 | 1989-08-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-08-05 | 1993-02-04 | 1993-08-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-08-05 | 1997-02-04 | 1997-08-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |