Method and devices for administration of therapeutic gases
First Claim
1. Apparatus for the administration of a medical gas to a patient comprising a sealable housing, a cassette including a compressed gas cartridge sealed in said cassette and mountable within said housing when said housing is sealed, said compressed gas cartridge containing a predetermined amount of said medical gas, patient supply means for providing said medical gas to said patient, and gas delivery means for sealably delivering said medical gas from said compressed gas cartridge to said patient only when said housing is sealed.
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Abstract
Methods for administering medical gases are disclosed including providing the medical gas in compressed gas cartridges containing an amount of the medical gas preferably corresponding substantially to a unit dose of the medical gas and providing a patient with means to access the medical gas from the gas cartridge upon need therefor. Apparatus for administering medical gases is also disclosed including a housing, a cassette associated with the housing containing at least one compressed gas cartridge preferably containing at least an amount of the medical gas substantially as required for a single dose and a patient supply interface to provide the medical gas to the patient.
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- 1. Apparatus for the administration of a medical gas to a patient comprising a sealable housing, a cassette including a compressed gas cartridge sealed in said cassette and mountable within said housing when said housing is sealed, said compressed gas cartridge containing a predetermined amount of said medical gas, patient supply means for providing said medical gas to said patient, and gas delivery means for sealably delivering said medical gas from said compressed gas cartridge to said patient only when said housing is sealed.
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