APPARATUS FOR MONITORING GAS CONCENTRATIONS
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1. A patient monitoring system, comprising:
- a patient monitor having a screen and a mainstream carbon dioxide input connector configured to receive a mainstream carbon dioxide concentration signal from a mainstream gas analyzer; and
a sidestream gas analyzer having an output connector, the sidestream gas analyzer configured to transmit a sidestream carbon dioxide concentration signal via the output connector;
wherein the patient monitor receives the sidestream carbon dioxide concentration signal via the mainstream carbon dioxide input connector for display on the screen.
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Abstract
A patient monitoring system has a patient monitor with a screen and mainstream gas input connector configured to receive a mainstream gas concentration signal from a mainstream gas analyzer. A sidestream gas analyzer has an output connector and is configured to transmit a sidestream gas concentration signal via the output connector. The patient monitor receives the sidestream gas concentration signal via the mainstream gas input connector for display on the screen.
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1. A patient monitoring system, comprising:
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a patient monitor having a screen and a mainstream carbon dioxide input connector configured to receive a mainstream carbon dioxide concentration signal from a mainstream gas analyzer; and
a sidestream gas analyzer having an output connector, the sidestream gas analyzer configured to transmit a sidestream carbon dioxide concentration signal via the output connector;
wherein the patient monitor receives the sidestream carbon dioxide concentration signal via the mainstream carbon dioxide input connector for display on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A patient monitoring system, comprising:
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a patient monitor having a screen and a mainstream gas input connector configured to receive a mainstream gas concentration signal from a mainstream gas analyzer; and
a sidestream gas analyzer having an output connector, the sidestream gas analyzer configured to transmit a sidestream gas concentration signal via the output connector;
wherein the patient monitor receives the sidestream gas concentration signal via the mainstream gas input connector for display on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A patient monitoring system, comprising:
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a patient monitor having a screen and an input connector configured to receive a mainstream carbon dioxide concentration signal from a mainstream gas analyzer; and
a sidestream gas analyzer having an output connector, the sidestream gas analyzer configured to transmit a sidestream carbon dioxide concentration signal via the output connector, wherein a signal format for the mainstream carbon dioxide concentration signal is the same as a signal format for the sidestream carbon dioxide concentration signal and wherein the patient monitor receives the sidestream carbon dioxide concentration signal via the input connector for display on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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