Method and apparatus for cyclic variations in altitude conditioning

摘要

A method and apparatus for cyclic variations in altitude condition that allows a user to rest in a pressure vessel while undergoing rapid variations or transitions between simulated altitudes. The pressure vessel comprises a blower to generate negative pressure, and a proportional valve to allow air back into the pressure vessel in order to relieve the negative pressure. An on-board interface, kiosk controller and master controller are all in electrical communication with each other in order to enable a user to implement a program of cyclic variations in altitude conditioning that is suitable to the specific user, and enables an operator to bill the user for such services, as well as to allow the user to use a different pressure vessel without re-entering data, so long as such data was originally entered and stored, and the different pressure vessel is in electrical communication with the master controller. A user sensor monitors the user during a session, such that the program may be modified or replaced with another program in real time, according to the user's needs.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a pressure vessel including:
a bottom portion defining an opening,a top portion hingedly coupled to the bottom portion, the top portion defining an opening,a flange disposed about at least a portion of at least one of the top portion or the bottom portion anda sensor configured to measure a parameter of a user's body condition; the pressure vessel having a closed configuration when the top portion and the bottom portion are engaged with the flange, the pressure vessel having an open configuration when the top portion is moved away from the bottom portion, the pressure vessel configured to enclose the user when the pressure vessel is in its closed configuration, the pressure vessel configured to facilitate execution of a session of rapid cyclical changes in pressure levels therein; the sensor configured to be electrically connected to an external controller configured to control execution of the session of rapid cyclical changes in pressure levels, the sensor being configured to convey the measured parameter of the user's body condition to the external controller during the session.