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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909031 | Process for transient and steady state delivery of biological agents to the lung via breathable liquids The present invention includes a transient method of delivering a biological agent in a breathable liquid to a lung of a patient. The present invention includes a steady state method of delivering a biological agent in a breathable liquid to a lung of a patient. The... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7870857 | Patient interface assemblies for use in ventilator systems to deliver medication to a patient According to one aspect of the present invention, a ventilator system includes (a) a ventilator device having an inhalation port and exhalation port; (b) a patient conduit for delivering to and removing gas from the patient; (c) an exhalation conduit fluidly connect... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7533669 | Gas delivery system and method A gas delivery system and a method of delivering gas are disclosed. In one such system there is a housing and a displaceable partition. The housing may be divided by the partition into a respirator side and a patient side. The partition may have one or more holes ex... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7434580 | Monitoring medical gas xenon concentration using ultrasonic gas analyser The concentration of xenon, in a medical gas mixture of xenon as an active component with a known composition of oxygen and, optionally, nitrogen and/or helium recirculating through a medical device (103) in which carbon dioxide is introduced into the mixture... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7364140 | CPAP apparatus A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) apparatus to supply pressurized breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, a humidifier having a gas inlet coupled to the gas outlet of the flow generator, and a filter oper... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341023 | Rodent euthanasia machine The present invention is an apparatus and method for euthanizing animals humanely and painlessly by introducing a gas at a first flow rate to cause the animals to reach narcosis. Then, the gas is introduced at an elevated second flow rate to induce a death to the an... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7306205 | Humidification system Breathing assistance apparatus including humidifier (4) and heated conduit (6) adapted to deliver humidified gases at desired and accurate level of humidity to patient. Humidifier includes controller (18) that delivers flow rate, temperature and... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7275540 | MRI/NMR-compatible, tidal volume control and measurement systems, methods, and devices for respiratory and hyperpolarized gas delivery Ventilator systems include: (a) a mass flow controller; (b) a gas delivery valve in communication with the mass flow controller and configured to selectively dispense a plurality of different gases to a subject; (c) a first gas source in fluid communication with the... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252050 | Substance inhalation system A substance inhalation system includes a mixing flask that is in fluid communication with plural inhalation chambers. A test vapor can be selectively and individually provided to the inhalation chambers. Moreover, individual inhalation chambers can be selectively re... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237770 | Humidifier for breathable gas apparatus A humidifier for use with a breathable gas supply apparatus includes a hollow body adapted for partial filling with water to a predetermined maximum water level, a gas inlet to the body above the maximum water level and a gas outlet from the body above the maximum w... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235222 | Process for treating waste anesthetic gas To provide a process and an apparatus for treating a waste anesthetic gas containing a volatile anesthetic and nitrous oxide discharged from an operating room by introducing the gas into an adsorbing cylinder filled with an adsorbent, where the volatile anesthetic c... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225807 | Systems and methods for aerosol delivery of agents Aerosol delivery systems and methods for delivering an agent to a patient are described herein. The present invention includes embodiments comprising an insulated receptacle connected to a body to hold a vial of an agent to be delivered to a patient. The vial is loc... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210480 | Shock treatment systems and methods According to the invention, methods and devices for increasing cardiopulmonary circulation induced by chest compression and decompression when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation are provided. According to one method, a pressure responsive inflow valve is coupl... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204249 | Oxygen conserving device utilizing a radial multi-stage compressor for high-pressure mobile storage An oxygen concentrator is utilized in combination with a compressor, preferably a radial compressor, to provide a highly enriched and compressed oxygen gas in a mobile container such as a gas cylinder. The combination and method of production provides for the facile... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204248 | Fiberoptic nebulizer A nebulizer uses air or preferably oxygen to aerate and transport an anesthetic for providing topical anesthesia to the airway passages of a patient undergoing analysis or treatment by any of several medical instruments used to traverse the airway passages. The nebu... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7156380 | Safe liquid source containers Containers for providing vapor phase reactant from liquid sources include bubbler designs and designs in which carrier gas flows over the liquid surface. Among the bubbler arrangements, a bypass conductance is provided to release excess pressure from the gas volume ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121276 | Personal oxygen concentrator An oxygen separator for separating oxygen from ambient air utilizing a vacuum swing adsorption process has a mass of less than 2.3 kg. A carrier is mountable on a person to support the oxygen separator for ambulatory use. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117867 | Aerosol generator and methods of making and using an aerosol generator An aerosol generator includes a flow passage having an inlet and an outlet, a heater arranged relative to the flow passage for heating the flow passage, a source of material to be volatilized in communication with the inlet of the flow passage, a valve to open and c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7089941 | Face mask support A face mask support for continuous positive airway pressure comprises a circumferential band with biasing means support at the crown of the head on the medial line of the head. The circumferential edge of the cap extends from just below the forehead of a patient to ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080644 | Packaging and delivery of pharmaceuticals and drugs A blister pack for use with inhalation therapy inhalers comprises an elongate bottom element having an overlying top element defining a plurality of spaced top crowned areas containing powder or liquid medications or drugs. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7032595 | Metering device for anesthetics A device for metering anesthetic is provided such that a new anesthetic is immediately available for the metering when the anesthetic is changed. The metering device has an assembly unit that can be removed from the medical apparatus as a module with a reservoir ( | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021560 | System and method for aerosol delivery An apparatus comprises a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus also can include a processor to determine a volume of the air region based on signals received from the m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017576 | Breathing assistance apparatus A improved interface is disclosed for delivering CPAP therapy to patients. The interface has a sliding engagement to the headgear. The sliding engagement allows substantial relative lateral movement eg: when face is distorted from sleeping on side, while still provi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013896 | Mask with inhalation valve A mask for use in inhaling a substance includes a mask housing defining a chamber. The housing has an inlet and an outlet communicating with the chamber. A valve is disposed in the inlet and is integrally formed with the housing, such that the valve and the housing ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004162 | Exhalation valve A mask is provided for the inhalation of medication, such as asthmatic medication. The mask is molded of a resilient plastic or rubber material and has a central through opening and includes an open front portion adapted to receive an aerosolization chamber which re... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983750 | Method for indicating the amount of ventilation inhomogeneity in the lung A method of determining ventilation inhomogeneity in the lungs is provided. During the first step of the method, a lung volume series is calculated from a series of measured lung inert gas concentrations and lung inert gas volumetric change measured data series. As ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6976488 | Medication bypass heat and moisture exchange unit The present invention provides a heat and moisture exchange (HME) unit that includes a housing having a fibrous media in the housing that is designed to absorb and retain moisture and heat from exhaled air passing through the housing. The HME unit is designed to tra... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962154 | Metered administration of a therapeutic gas The invention relates to a method for the metered administration of a therapeutically effective gas to a patient, comprising a step to remove harmful or undesired substances from the gas-carrying system or from parts of the gas-carrying system. According to the inve... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955170 | Automated respirator fit testing method and system A system and method for the remote administration of respirator fit tests are disclosed, along with a system and method for administering qualitative respirator fit tests to two or more test subjects simultaneously. Remote administration of respirator fit tests invo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951216 | Apparatus and method for use in non-invasively determining conditions in the circulatory system of a subject Apparatus and method for providing breathing gases to a subject employs an exchanger taking up a quantity of a given component, such as CO2, from expiratory breathing gases passing through the exchanger and thereafter releasing the given component in insp... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948493 | Anaesthetic apparatus An apparatus for delivering anaesthetic to human or animal patients. The apparatus is an anaesthetic machine which is arranged to mount components of an anaesthetic delivery circuit, and which includes a collector arrangement in the form of a manifold having a plura... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6871645 | Reduced-oxygen breathing device The present invention includes a non-rebreathing circuit coupled with computer-controlled gas adjustments. Ambient air is diluted with nitrogen on a breath-by-breath basis to provide precise control over the inspired concentration of oxygen/nitrogen mixture, thereby... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863067 | Device for exchange of gas volume A device for exchanging gas volumes in an anesthetic system has an inlet, an outlet, a first chamber arranged between the inlet and the outlet, a second chamber arranged between the inlet and the outlet, a switching valve for selective connection to the first chambe... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6830047 | Anaesthetic controller For automatic supply of an active substance to a patient's body (14) the supply rate (R) of an infusion pump (13) is evaluated. The supply rate is processed in a patient model (11) which receives the corresponding active substance data from a dr... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6799570 | Method of maintaining constant arterial PCO2 and measurement of anatomic and alveolar dead space A method to maintain isocapnia for a subject. A fresh gas is provided to the subject when the subject breathes at a rate less than or equal to the fresh gas flowing to the subject. The fresh gas flow equal to a baseline minute ventilation minus a dead space gas vent... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6725860 | Monitoring process for metering different gaseous anesthetics A monitoring process for the reliable metering of different gaseous anesthetics uses a gaseous anesthetic monitor designed as only a single-channel monitor for determining the concentration of only one gaseous anesthetic. The process also uses an associated gaseous ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718979 | Oxygen mask assembly An oxygen mask assembly including an oxygen dilutor assembly with air inlet apertures located in a top wall thereof for diluting the oxygen flowing therethrough. In one embodiment, the mask assembly additionally includes an air reservoir bag assembly, a one-way inha... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698425 | Powder inhaler A dry powder inhaler for use with a blister pack is disclosed. The inhaler has a dosing mechanism that releases powder from a variable number of blisters in the blister pack into an inhalation channel, such that the actual dose administered by the inhaler... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6694978 | High-frequency oscillation patient ventillator system A patient ventilator system has a high-frequency oscillation ventilator connectable to a patient circuit and operable to induce oscillations within gas in the circuit at a predetermined high-frequency and a gas supply connectable to the patient circuit fo... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691705 | Arrangement and process for controlling a numerical value for patient respiration An arrangement with a control circuit for controlling a numerical value for patient respiration as well as to a process for controlling the numerical value. The numerical value is controlled on the basis of an evaluation of the EEG (electroencephalogram) ... | 02/17/2004 |
