ES1295380U - Tube with hydration system for CPAP - Google Patents

Abstract

Tube with hydration system for CPAP, characterized in that it comprises a tube body (1) that houses a cannula (2) that has a retractable mechanism (3) and a non-return valve (4) associated with anti-return membranes (5). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Tube with hydration system for CPAP

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The invention, as the title of this descriptive memory establishes, a tube with a hydration system for CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure), is an innovation that within current techniques provides advantages unknown until now.

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present invention is part of the medical sciences sector, specifically in that corresponding to devices to act on the respiratory system of patients by means of a gas-based treatment, as well as in the section corresponding to respiratory masks.

STATE OF THE ART

The present invention arises from the uncomfortable feeling of dryness during CPAP therapy.

This is due to the fact that people usually experience side effects, one of the most common being dryness in the oral route, which sometimes causes irritation and even the appearance of wounds or sores that are usually quite painful, for which many People decide to abandon CPAP treatment.

In addition, dry mouth at night also interrupts rest, preventing people from having a pleasant and restful sleep.

Consequently, the present invention presents a tube with a hydration system for CPAP, which hydrates the mouth through a water supply cannula, integrated inside the tube through which the pressurized air passes to the oral nasal mask, thus relieving the effect of dry mouth during CPAP therapy.

Currently, the existence of any tube with a hydration system for CPAP is unknown, which presents the same or similar structural and constitutive technical characteristics to those described in this descriptive memory, as claimed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is the creation of a tube with a hydration system for CPAP that provides a remarkable innovation within its field of application in the current state of the art, with the characterizing details that make it possible conveniently included in the final claims. accompanying this description.

The present invention is about a tube with a hydration system for CPAP, which is made up of a tube body that houses a cannula that has a mechanism and a non-return valve, associated with non-return membranes.

This overcomes the problem of dry mouth that occurs during CPAP therapy.

To do this, this tube has an internal cannula that, being connected to a water tank, supplies small doses of this liquid to the mouth.

To use it, all you have to do is place the mask on your face in its usual position and turn on the CPAP, then at the user's pleasure and desire, activate the retractable mechanism in order to extend the aforementioned cannula inside the mask, so that This is comfortable and adjusted to the patient's requirement without causing any discomfort inside the mask.

That is why the tube with hydration system for CPAP presents an innovation of characteristics unknown up to now for the purpose for which it is intended, reasons that, together with its practical utility, provide it with sufficient grounds to obtain the privilege of exclusivity that is requests.

EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES

To complete the description that is being made and in order to help better understand the characteristics of the invention, this specification is attached, as an integral part thereof, by a figure in which, for illustrative and not limiting, the following has been represented.

Figure 1 corresponds to a perspective view of a tube with a hydration system for CPAP.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION.

The object of the present invention is a tube with a hydration system for CPAP, which provides a notable innovation within its field of application, the characterizing details that make it possible being conveniently included in the claims.

The tube with hydration system for CPAP has a tube body (1) that houses a cannula (2) that has a retractable mechanism (3) and a non-return valve (4) associated with non-return membranes (5).

In a preferred embodiment, the tube body (1) is a hose-type conduit, generally made from a plastic material that, being connected at its lower end (1.1) by means of a connection nozzle (6), to a air outlet of a CPAP machine, allowing the passage of the air generated in said CPAP machine towards a mask (7).

In a preferred embodiment, the cannula (2) is made of a flexible plastic material that, being connected to the water tank of the CPAP machine, allows the passage of water into the mask (7), in such a way that so that the patient can take a small dose of water and hydrate the oral cavity during a CPAP therapy.

In the preferred embodiment, the cannula (2) is substantially thinner than the tube body (1), suitable for being housed in a fixed manner in said tube body (1), where its lower tip (2.1) presents a longitudinal portion (2.2) that protrudes from the connection nipple (6) of the tube body (1).

Preferably, the cannula (2) at its lower end (2.1) has a quick connection nozzle (8) of the click type or a quarter-turn single turn thread, intended to be connected to the water outlet of the water tank. .

Preferably, the cannula (2) at its upper point (2.3) has a retractable mechanism (3) which, by means of a lever projecting from the tube body (1), is capable of allowing said cannula (2) to be retracted and extended longitudinally. ) inside the mask (7).

Generally, the cannula (2) has, at its upper point (2.3), a non-return valve (4) for water.

Preferably, the mask (7) is provided with anti-return membranes (5) of carbon dioxide cooperatively located inside the connection mouth of said mask (7), leaving the cannula (2) in the center of the mentioned ones. non-return membranes (5) of carbon dioxide.

Generally, the tube body (1) on one side of its lower end (1.1) has an opening that has an L-shaped connecting tube, where a mouth is arranged externally to the tube body (1), intended for to be hooked to a tubular segment with a quick connection nozzle (8), while the other mouth is internal to the tube body (1), intended to be hooked to the cannula (2) housed in said tube body (1) .

Preferably, the tube body (1) on one side of its lower end (1.1) has an opening through which the cannula (2) passes, at whose protruding end it has a quick connection nozzle (8).

Having sufficiently described the nature of the present invention, as well as the way of putting it into practice, it is not considered necessary to make its explanation more extensive so that any expert in the field understands its scope and the advantages derived from it. derived, noting that, within its essentiality, it may be put into practice in other embodiments that differ in detail from the one indicated by way of example, and to which it will also achieve the protection that is sought provided that it is not altered, change or modify its fundamental principle.

Claims (9)

1. Tube with hydration system for CPAP, characterized in that it comprises a tube body (1) that houses a cannula (2) that has a retractable mechanism (3) and a non-return valve (4) associated with non-return membranes (5). 2. Tube with hydration system for CPAP, according to claim 1, characterized in that the tube body (1) is a hose-type conduit that is connected at its lower end (1.1) by means of a connection nozzle (6) , into an air vent of a CPAP machine. 3. Tube with hydration system for CPAP, according to claim 1, characterized in that the cannula (2) is made of a flexible plastic material that is connected to the water tank located in the CPAP machine. during a CPAP therapy. 4. Tube with hydration system for CPAP, according to claim 1, characterized in that the cannula (2) is thinner than the tube body (1), suitable for being housed in a fixed manner in said tube body (1), where its lower tip (2.1) has a longitudinal portion (2.2) that protrudes from the connection nozzle (6) of the tube body (1). 5. Tube with a hydration system for CPAP, according to claims 1, 3 and 4, characterized in that the cannula (2) at its lower tip (2.1) has a quick connection nozzle (8) of the click type or twist thread single quarter-turn, intended to be connected to the water outlet of the water tank. 6. Tube with hydration system for CPAP, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the cannula (2) at its upper tip (2.3) has a retractable mechanism (3) that, by means of a trigger or lever projecting from the tube body (1), allows the aforementioned cannula (2) to be retracted and extended longitudinally inside the mask (7). 7. Tube with hydration system for CPAP, according to claim 1, characterized in that the cannula (2) has, at its upper tip (2.3), a non-return valve (4) for water. 8. Tube with hydration system for CPAP, according to claim 1, characterized in that the mask (7) is provided with anti-return membranes (5) of carbon dioxide located inside the connection mouth of said mask (7). ), leaving the cannula (2) in the center of the mentioned anti-return membranes (5) of carbon dioxide. 9. Tube with hydration system for CPAP, according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the tube body (1) on one side of its lower end (1.1), has an opening that has an L-shaped connecting tube. , where one mouth is arranged externally to the tube body (1), intended to engage a tubular segment with a quick-connect nozzle (8), while the other mouth is internal to the tube body (1), intended to engage the cannula (2) housed in said tube body (1).