Device for encouraging and guiding a spirometer user and its method

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PATENT NO 11925457
APP PUB NO 20210251513A1
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17177321

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A device for encouraging and guiding a spirometer user includes a housing, a main valve, a visual assembly, and a sound making assembly. The housing has a guiding channel, a first outlet channel, a second outlet channel, and an inlet channel. The main valve is disposed in a housing communicating with the guiding channel, the first outlet channel, the second outlet channel or the inlet channel and configured to regulate or control fluid flowing paths. The visual assembly includes a check valve in the second outlet channel, and at least one movable member. The sound making assembly includes a check valve and a sound maker. So, it can generate the visual and sound encouraging effects for learning how to use a spirometer correctly.

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TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITALNO 1650 TAIWAN BOULEVARD SECT 4 TAICHUNG CITY 407219
CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNO 666 BUZIH ROAD BEITUN DISTRICT TAICHUNG CITY 406

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Yu-Hsuan Taichung, TW 21 172
Su, Kuo-Chih Taichung, TW 1 0
Wang, Chun-Hsiang Taichung, TW 17 38
Wu, Ming-Feng Taichung, TW 35 289

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