A long term oxygen therapy system having an oxygen supply directly linked
with a patients lung or lungs may be utilized to more efficiently treat
hypoxia caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease such as emphysema
and chronic bronchitis. The system includes an oxygen source, one or more
valves and fluid carrying conduits. The fluid carrying conduits link the
oxygen source to diseased sites within the patients lungs. A collateral
ventilation bypass trap system directly linked with a patient's lung or
lungs may be utilized to increase the expiratory flow from the diseased
lung or lungs, thereby treating another aspect of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. The system includes a trap, a filter/one-way valve and
an air carrying conduit.