APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY

• Main Authors: Joseph J. MEDICIS, Jaron ACKER, Craig R. TOLMIE, Jim POTENZIANO, Jeffrey SCHMIDT, Robert SCHNITMAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 29.03.2019
• 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

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. Se describe un aparato para monitorizar el suministro de óxido nítrico, donde un aparato de este tipo comprende una pantalla que proporciona una indicación visual y/o numérica de la dosis calculada de óxido nítrico. También se describe un método para monitorizar el suministro de óxido nítrico, donde el caudal de gas de respiración y el caudal de gas terapéutico se miden y se utilizan para determinar la dosis calculada de óxido nítrico, la cual se presenta posteriormente. En algunas realizaciones, se proporciona una alerta cuando la dosis calculada se eleva por encima de un nivel o intervalo predeterminado o cae por debajo de este.