DR. LYN J YAFFE, M.D.
Osteopathic Medicine at Wild Hunt Dr, Gaithersburg, MD

6461290, Oct 8, 2002

Sep 12, 2000

09/660432

David A. Reichman - Gaithersburg MD
Lyn J. Yaffe - Gaithersburg MD

IIT Research Institute - Chicago IL

A61G 1000

600 21, 5626, 5627, 5312, 5 6

A collapsible, transportable personnel isolation apparatus or device is used to isolate a patient in a controlled environment and to protect the patient against biological or chemical hazards during transport of the patient. The collapsible apparatus has a flexible containment wall which is expandable from a collapsed, stored state to an expanded state to receive the patient. At least a portion of the containment wall is clear to allow observation of the patient within an interior region of the device. An air filtration system is provided for filtering air between the airtight interior region and the ambient atmosphere. Preferably, the apparatus has various ports therein, such as glove ports, pass through ports, access ports for cardiac leads, infusion line ports, and ventilation ports. Preferably, an air filtration device provides a flow rate of 4 to 6 cfm to prevent an undesirable build-up of carbon dioxide and provides a predetermined air pressure within the interior regions. In one form, the containment device is a clam shell litter type for transport of a prone patient and in another form the device is a jacket type with a hood defining an air impermeable chamber for an ambulatory patient who carries an ambulatory air filtration device for supplying and filtering the air impermeable chamber.

7231771, Jun 19, 2007

May 26, 2005

11/139035

Alan D. McMurry - North Huntingdon PA, US
Lyn J. Yaffe - Gaithersburg MD, US

Ardiem Medical, Inc. - Indiana PA

F25B 21/02

62 36

A thermoelectric cooler for maintaining intravenous (IV) solution within a temperature range of 1° C. to 4° C. for inducing rapid, emergency, point-of-injury, mild-to-moderate hypothermia. The thermoelectric cooler includes a substantially rectangular insulated container with a door extending in a vertical plane on the forward facing container wall and pivoting on a horizontal hinge located on the bottom edge of the door. The container is cooled by a thermoelectric module mounted between two heat exchangers and electrically powered fan assemblies. An electronic control unit controls the thermoelectric cooling module to maintain the interior of the insulated container and the IV solution within the set temperature range. The thermoelectric cooler has an exterior display panel with warning lights to visually communicate to the user if the interior temperature is in or out of range.