Tracheostomy air filtration system

Claim 2

A tracheostomy breathing aid ( 1 ), comprised of: a trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) connected to a personal air filtration unit ( 5 ) comprised of an outer activated carbon pre-filter ( 11 ), an inner filter for particulate matter ( 12 ) and a one-way valve ( 13 ) in the form of a flap which allows air to be inhaled through said inner filter ( 12 ) but prevents exhaled air from entering a dead space ( 15 ) between filter ( 11 ) and filter ( 12 ), and an exhaust port ( 10 ) with one-way valve ( 14 ) in the form of a flap for allowing exhaled air to flow out of said unit ( 5 ), and preventing entering of inhaled air, thereby decreasing mixing of inhaled and exhaled air and resistance to exhalation, by a column ( 6 ) with a first end at said unit ( 5 ) and a second end at said adaptor ( 2 ) comprised of cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) and conical valve connector ( 4 ), creating a distance between said adaptor ( 2 ) and unit ( 5 ), where from first end at said unit ( 5 ) to second end at said adaptor ( 2 ) is narrowing from first diameter at a wide inferior end of said conical connector ( 4 ) to second diameter at said adaptor ( 2 ).

Claim 3

A tracheostomy breathing aid ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , in which the inner filter for particulate matter ( 12 ) filters material to as little as 0.1 microns in size.

Claim 4

The tracheostomy breathing aid ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , in which the column ( 6 ) is formed by a first connection ( 7 ) of the trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) to the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ), in which the trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) is inserted into the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ), in turn connected to a second connection ( 8 ) of said cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) to a narrow superior end of the conical valve connector ( 4 ), in which the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) is inserted into the narrow superior end of the conical valve connector ( 4 ), in turn connected to a third connection ( 9 ) of a wide inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) to said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ), in which the wide inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) fits over said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ), where said column ( 6 ) is wider at inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) than at narrow superior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ), such that air from said unit ( 5 ) to said trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) flows through said column ( 6 ) which is narrowing from first diameter at side wide inferior end of conical connector ( 4 ) where said connector ( 4 ) fits over said unit ( 5 ) to narrow end of conical connector ( 4 ) and then to cylindrical connector ( 3 ) which is inserted into narrow end of connector ( 4 ) and finally to said second diameter at trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) inserted into connector ( 3 ).

Claim 5

A tracheostomy breathing aid ( 1 ) as in claim 3 , in which said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ) serves through said one-way valve ( 13 ) in the form of a flap which prevents exhaled air from entering said dead space ( 15 ) and said exhaust port ( 10 ) with one way valve ( 14 ) in the form of a flap which allows exhaled air to flow out of said unit ( 5 ) thereby decreasing mixing of inhaled and exhaled air and resistance to exhalation, to counteract increased resistance to flow through said column ( 6 ) created by placement of connector ( 3 ) and connector ( 4 ) between said filter ( 5 ) and said adaptor ( 2 ) and by flow through a column ( 6 ) with a narrowing diameter from first end at said unit ( 5 ) with first diameter at wide inferior end of connector ( 4 ) to said second end at said adaptor ( 2 ) with second diameter at said adaptor ( 2 ).

Claim 6

A tracheostomy breathing aid ( 1 ) comprised of: a trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) connected to a personal air filtration unit ( 5 ) comprised of an outer activated carbon pre-filter ( 11 ), an inner filter for particulate matter ( 12 ) filtering material to as little as 0.1 microns in size and a one-way valve ( 13 ) in the form of a flap which allows air to be inhaled through said inner filter ( 12 ) but prevents exhaled air from entering a dead space ( 15 ) between filter ( 11 ) and filter ( 12 ), and an exhaust port ( 10 ) with one-way valve ( 14 ) in the form of a flap for allowing exhaled air to flow out of said unit ( 5 ), and preventing entering of inhaled air, thereby decreasing mixing of inhaled and exhaled air and resistence to exhalation, by a column ( 6 ) with a first end at said unit ( 5 ) and a second end at said adaptor ( 2 ) comprised of cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) and conical valve connector ( 4 ) creating a distance between said adaptor ( 2 ) and unit ( 5 ), where from first end at said unit ( 5 ) to second end at said adaptor ( 2 ) is narrowing from first diameter at said wide inferior end of said conical connector ( 4 ) to second diameter at said adaptor ( 2 ), where said column ( 6 ) is formed by a first connector ( 7 ) of the trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) to the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ), in which the trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) is inserted into the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ), in turn connected to a second connection ( 8 ) of said cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) to a narrow superior end of the conical valve connector ( 4 ), in which the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) is inserted into the narrow superior end of the conical valve connector ( 4 ), in turn connected to a third connection ( 9 ) of a wide inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) to said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ) in which the wide inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) fits over said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ), where said column ( 6 ) is wider at inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) than at narrow superior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ), such that air from said unit ( 5 ) to said trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) flows through said column ( 6 ) which is narrowing from first diameter at wide inferior end of conical connector ( 4 ) where said connector ( 4 ) fits over said unit ( 5 ) to narrow end of conical connector ( 4 ) and then to cylindrical connector ( 3 ) which is inserted into narrow end of connector ( 4 ) and finally to said second diameter at trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) inserted into connector ( 3 ) and in which said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ), serves, through said one-way valve ( 13 ) in the form of a flap which prevents exhaled air from entering said dead space ( 15 ) and said exhaust port ( 10 ) with one way valve ( 14 ) in the form of a flap which allows exhaled air to flow out of said unit ( 5 ), thereby decreasing mixing of inhaled and exhaled air and resistance to exhalation, to counteract increased resistance to flow through said column ( 6 ) created by placement of connector ( 3 ) and connector ( 4 ) between said filter ( 5 ) and said adaptor ( 2 ) and by flow through a column ( 6 ) with a narrowing diameter from first end with first diameter at said wide inferior end of connector ( 4 ) to said second end with second diameter at said adaptor ( 2 ).

Claim 7

A tracheostomy breathing aid ( 1 ) comprised of: a trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) connected to a personal air filtration unit ( 5 ) comprised of an outer activated carbon pre-filter ( 11 ), an inner filter for particulate matter ( 12 ) filtering material to as little as 0.1 microns in size and a one-way valve ( 13 ) in the form of a flap which allows air to be inhaled through said inner filter ( 12 ) but prevents exhaled air from entering a dead space ( 15 ) between filter ( 11 ) and filter ( 12 ), and an exhaust port ( 10 ) with one-way valve ( 14 ) in the form of a flap for allowing exhaled air to flow out of said unit ( 5 ), and preventing entering of inhaled air, thereby decreasing mixing of inhaled and exhaled air and resistence to exhalation, by a column ( 6 ) with a first end at said unit ( 5 ) and a second end at said adaptor ( 2 ) comprised of cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) and conical valve connector ( 4 ) creating a distance between said adaptor ( 2 ) and unit ( 5 ), where from first end at said unit ( 5 ) to second end at said adaptor ( 2 ) is narrowing from first diameter at said wide inferior end of said conical connector ( 4 ) to second diameter at said adaptor ( 2 ), where said column ( 6 ) is formed by a first connector ( 7 ) of the trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) to the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ), in which the trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) is inserted into the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ), in turn connected to a second connection ( 8 ) of said cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) to a narrow superior end of the conical valve connector ( 4 ), in which the cylindrical multiadaptor valve connector ( 3 ) is inserted into the narrow superior end of the conical valve connector ( 4 ), in turn connected to a third connection ( 9 ) of a wide inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) to said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ) in which the wide inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) fits over said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ), where said column ( 6 ) is wider at inferior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ) than at narrow superior end of said conical valve connector ( 4 ), such that air from said unit ( 5 ) to said trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) flows through said column ( 6 ) which is narrowing from first diameter at wide inferior end of conical connector ( 4 ) where said connector ( 4 ) fits over said unit ( 5 ) to narrow end of conical connector ( 4 ) and then to cylindrical connector ( 3 ) which is inserted into narrow end of connector ( 4 ) and finally to said second diameter at trach swivel adaptor ( 2 ) inserted into connector ( 3 ) and in which said personal air filtration unit ( 5 ), serves, through said one-way valve ( 13 ) in the form of a flap which prevents exhaled air from entering said dead space ( 15 ) and said exhaust port ( 10 ) with one way valve ( 14 ) in the form of a flap which allows exhaled air to flow out of said unit ( 5 ), thereby decreasing mixing of inhaled and exhaled air and resistance to exhalation, to counteract increased resistance to flow through said column ( 6 ) created by placement of connector ( 3 ) and connector ( 4 ) between said filter ( 5 ) and said adaptor ( 2 ) and by flow through a column ( 6 ) with a narrowing diameter from first end with first diameter at said wide inferior end of connector ( 4 ) to said second end with second diameter at said adaptor ( 2 ).