Inventors:
Glenn Butler - Tarrytown NY, US
Russell E. Peterson - Alpharetta GA, US
Michael William Allen - Furlong PA, US
Jacques Vieweg - Tarrytown NY, US
International Classification:
A61G 10/00
A61M 16/00
Abstract:
A system is provided for providing oxygen from an oxygen supply to a user. The system includes: (a) a hood adapted to fit over the user's head. The hood includes an inlet port, an outlet port, and a seal mechanism adapted to engage at least one of the user's head, neck and torso to restrict a flow of oxygen from the hood; (b) a flow control mechanism for coupling between the oxygen supply and the inlet port, and for controlling a flow of oxygen to the hood; and (c) a pressure control mechanism coupled to the outlet port, wherein the back pressure valve is adapted to regulate a pressure of the oxygen in the hood to between about 0.5 inches of water (“inHO”) (0.00127 atm) and about 4 inHO (0.01016 atm). Numerous other aspects are provided.