SETTING MANDATORY MECHANICAL VENTILATION PARAMETERS BASED ON PATIENT PHYSIOLOGY
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1. A method of setting expiratory time in controlled mechanical ventilation, comprising:
- setting a subject'"'"'s expiratory time based on when said subject'"'"'s tidal volume is expired.
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A method of setting expiratory time in controlled mechanical ventilation sets a subject'"'"'s expiratory time based on when the subject'"'"'s tidal volume expires. Another method determines when the subject'"'"'s tidal volume expires and sets the subject'"'"'s expiratory time based on the determination. A device for use in controlled mechanical ventilation comprises a flow rate sensor configured to determine when a subject'"'"'s tidal volume expires and bases the subject'"'"'s expiratory time on the determination.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of setting expiratory time in controlled mechanical ventilation, comprising:
setting a subject'"'"'s expiratory time based on when said subject'"'"'s tidal volume is expired.
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2. A method of setting expiratory time in controlled mechanical ventilation, comprising:
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determining when a subject'"'"'s tidal volume is expired; and setting said subject'"'"'s expiratory time based on said determination. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for use in controlled mechanical ventilation, comprising:
a flow rate sensor configured to determine when a subject'"'"'s tidal volume is expired and base said subject'"'"'s expiratory time on said determination. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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