Patent 11439869 was granted and assigned to Trudell Medical International (Tmi) on September, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A positive exhalation pressure device increases the pressure gradient in the airways, thereby increasing oxygen saturation levels and decreasing the severity of hypoxia. Various embodiments of the device may be inserted into the nasal and/or oral cavities, or configured as mask devices covering the nasal and/or oral cavities. In some embodiments, the resistance of the device may be varied.