Method and devices for administration of therapeutic gases
First Claim
1. Apparatus for the administration of a medical gas to a patient comprising a housing, a cassette mountable within said housing, said cassette including at least one compressed gas cartridge sealed therein containing a predetermined amount of said medical gas, patient supply means for supplying said predetermined amount of said medical gas to said patient, and gas delivery means for delivering said medical gas from said cassette to said patient supply means.
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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 housing, a cassette mountable within said housing, said cassette including at least one compressed gas cartridge sealed therein containing a predetermined amount of said medical gas, patient supply means for supplying said predetermined amount of said medical gas to said patient, and gas delivery means for delivering said medical gas from said cassette to said patient supply means.
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