Nitric Oxide Delivery Device
First Claim
1. A nitric oxide delivery device comprising:
- a control module to deliver a gas comprising NO to a patient in an amount effective to treat or prevent hypoxic respiratory failure; and
a valve assembly to deliver the gas comprising NO from a gas container containing the gas comprising NO to the control module, the valve assembly comprising;
a valve attachable to the gas container containing the gas comprising NO, the valve including an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication and a valve actuator to open or close the valve to allow the gas comprising NO through the valve to the control module; and
a circuit supported within the valve assembly and disposed between the actuator and a cap, the circuit including;
a valve memory to store gas data comprising gas concentration in the gas container anda valve processor and a valve transceiver in communication with the valve memory to send wireless optical line-of-sight signals to communicate the gas data to the control module.
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Abstract
A nitric oxide delivery device including a valve assembly, a control module and a gas delivery mechanism is described. An exemplary gas delivery device includes a valve assembly with a valve and circuit including a memory, a processor and a transceiver in communication with the memory. The memory may include gas data such as gas identification, gas expiration and gas concentration. The transceiver on the circuit of the valve assembly may send wireless optical line-of-sight signals to communicate the gas data to a control module. Exemplary gas delivery mechanisms include a ventilator and a breathing circuit. Methods of administering gases containing nitric oxide are also described.
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16 Claims
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1. A nitric oxide delivery device comprising:
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a control module to deliver a gas comprising NO to a patient in an amount effective to treat or prevent hypoxic respiratory failure; and a valve assembly to deliver the gas comprising NO from a gas container containing the gas comprising NO to the control module, the valve assembly comprising; a valve attachable to the gas container containing the gas comprising NO, the valve including an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication and a valve actuator to open or close the valve to allow the gas comprising NO through the valve to the control module; and a circuit supported within the valve assembly and disposed between the actuator and a cap, the circuit including; a valve memory to store gas data comprising gas concentration in the gas container and a valve processor and a valve transceiver in communication with the valve memory to send wireless optical line-of-sight signals to communicate the gas data to the control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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