BiWaze® Cough delivers mechanical insufflation/exsufflation (MIE) therapy by breaking up and removing mucus from the lungs by applying positive air pressure (inhalation) to the airway and then rapidly shifting to negative air pressure (exhalation).
After the exhalation phase of the cough cycle, the pause phase allows the user to rest before the next assisted cough cycle. BiWaze Cough can provide positive pressure flow during the pause phase, so the person’s airways are stinted open after the exhale instead of being forcefully reopened with the next inhale.