22 devices · GMDN 61959
A portable hyperbaric chamber is a non-powered, inflatable bag designed to hold a patient and increase the internal pressure above normal atmospheric levels. It is used clinically to treat acute mountain sickness by simulating lower altitude conditions, allowing climbers and high-altitude athletes to recover from hypoxia without descending.
This category of device is reusable and relies on manual or mechanical inflation via a foot pump or air compressor, with pressure regulated through an inlet/deflation valve. It does not use enriched oxygen and is intended solely for pressure-based therapy in remote or alpine environments.
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