APPARATUS FOR MONITORING NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY

Described is an apparatus for monitoring nitric oxide delivery, wherein such apparatus comprises a display that provides a visual and/or numeric indication of the calculated dose of nitric oxide. Also described is a method of monitoring nitric oxide delivery, wherein the breathing gas flow rate and...

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Main Authors POTENZIANO, JIM, SCHMIDT, JEFFREY, MEDICIS, JOSEPH J, ACKER, JARON, TOLMIE, CRAIG R, SCHNITMAN, ROBERT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 20.01.2016
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
COMPOUNDS THEREOF
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
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Summary:Described is an apparatus for monitoring nitric oxide delivery, wherein such apparatus comprises a display that provides a visual and/or numeric indication of the calculated dose of nitric oxide. Also described is a method of monitoring nitric oxide delivery, wherein the breathing gas flow rate and therapeutic gas flow rate are measured and used to determine the calculated dose of nitric oxide, which is then displayed. In some embodiments, an alert is provided when the calculated dose rises above or falls below a predetermined level or range.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20140720777