MEASURING HEAD FOR DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A measuring head comprising:
- an intake for being connected to a pressurized gas reservoir;
an outlet for releasing exhaled gas and excess gas into the ambient;
a mouthpiece for providing gas to a subject and accepting exhaled gas from said subject;
said mouthpiece being pneumatically connected to said outlet;
an electrically controlled, proportional valve;
which is pneumatically connected between said intake and said mouthpiece for controlling the gas flow from said intake to said mouthpiece and said outlet.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a measuring head which comprises an intake, an outlet, a mouthpiece and an electrically controlled proportional valve. The intake may be connected to a pressurized gas reservoir. The outlet releases exhaled gas and excess gas into the ambient. A mouthpiece provides gas to a subject and accepts exhaled gas from the subject. The electrically controlled, proportional valve is pneumatically connected between said intake and said mouthpiece for controlling the gas flow from said intake to said mouthpiece and said outlet. The invention urther relates to a method for controlling a gas flow from the intake to the outlet.
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11 Claims
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1. A measuring head comprising:
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an intake for being connected to a pressurized gas reservoir;
an outlet for releasing exhaled gas and excess gas into the ambient;
a mouthpiece for providing gas to a subject and accepting exhaled gas from said subject;
said mouthpiece being pneumatically connected to said outlet;
an electrically controlled, proportional valve;
which is pneumatically connected between said intake and said mouthpiece for controlling the gas flow from said intake to said mouthpiece and said outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling a gas flow from an intake to an outlet and a mouthpiece by measuring head, the method comprising:
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generating an electrical signal having a monotonic dependence from the gas flow caused by inhaling of a subject; and
controlling an opening of a proportional valve between said intake and said outlet and said mouthpiece by said signal for compensating the gas flow caused by inhaling. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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