| 摘要 |
Apparatus (10) for treating dyspnea and improving exercise tolerance in an ambulatory patient comprising: a housing (12) defining a form factor having an air inlet (18) and an air outlet (20), the housing (12) being sufficiently small to be readily mounted to the body of an ambulatory patient (39); a pressure generator (41) within the defined form factor of the housing (12) for drawing ambient air into the air inlet (18) and delivering the air at a select pressure greater than ambient pressure to the outlet (20); a strap (14) on the housing (12) for releasably attaching the housing (12) to the patient (39); a flexible conduit (22) attached at a proximal end to the air outlet (20) of the housing (12); a connector (24) attached at a distal end of the conduit (22) for connecting the distal end of the conduit (22) to an airway of the patient (39); and a releasable coupling (28) between the strap (14) and the connector (24). |
