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Automated Oxygen Delivery Method

  • US 20100224192A1
  • Filed: 03/06/2009
  • Published: 09/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of automatically delivering oxygen to a patient, comprising:

  • receiving, from a user, a desired concentration of oxygen in a bloodstream of a patient;

    receiving, from a sensor, data including a measurement of the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream of the patient and status information associated with the measurement;

    determining whether the measured data are valid or invalid based on the value of the measured data and the status information;

    controlling a delivered fraction of inspired oxygen, FiO2, to the patient, including;

    if the measured data are valid, controlling the FiO2 based on the desired oxygen concentration and the measured data, andif the measured data are not valid, setting the FiO2 to a predetermined value; and

    delivering the FiO2 to the patient.

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