#2022016- PRESSURE APPLICATION FOR ASSISTING IN LUNGS VENTILATION OF A SUBJECT VENTILATED BY A MECHANIAL VENTILATION

Mechanical ventilation is based on providing high flows of inspired air resulting in positive airway pressure. However, the changes to respiratory mechanics and physiology often result in significant lung injury affects different areas of the lung in a non-homogeneous way.  Since the mechanical ventilator supply of flow and pressure to the lung is not differential, areas with different mechanics (resulting from variable compliance, resistance and tissue conditions) may receive inappropriate ventilation resulting in hyperinflation or atelectasis. These differences create challenges in achieving the targets of ventilation and result in increased pressures and volumes. Barotrauma, volutrauma, atelectotrauma and inflammation are directly caused by mechanical ventilation and leads to significant pulmonary damage.  Various strategies to minimize these damages have been implemented, however, none of those involves extra thoracic maneuvers or devices which would be much far more approachable.

The technology is an innovative device that is adaptive to the patient's changes in respiratory mechanics.