NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY SYSTEM

• US 20140144436A1
• Filed: 01/24/2014
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vero Biotech LLC
• Original Assignee: GENO LLC
• Inventors: Fine, David H., Johnson, Bryan, Vasquez, Gregory, Fuller, Jody, Denton, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US14/163,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20140144436A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/202.26
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 33/00 Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0057 Pumps therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0066 Blowers or centrifugal pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/104 specially adapted for anaesthetics A61M16/18 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/1075 by influencing the temperature A61M16/1045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/12 by mixing different gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/102 Measuring a parameter of the content of the delivered gas
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0208 Oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0275 Nitric oxide [NO]
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated

Abstract

An ambulatory or stationary device for delivery of a therapeutic amount of nitric oxide to an individual'"'"'s lungs.

Claims

1-42. -42. (canceled)

43. A device for use in administering nitric oxide comprising:

a reservoir including liquid dinitrogen tetroxide and gaseous nitrogen dioxide;

a tube coupled to the reservoir, wherein the tube is configured to regulate the release rate of nitrogen dioxide gas from the reservoir; and

a temperature control element associated with the reservoir.

44. The device of claim 43, wherein the reservoir is spherical.

45. The device of claim 43, wherein the reservoir is made from a non-reactive metal.

46. The device of claim 45, wherein the non-reactive metal is palladium, silver, platinum, gold, aluminum, or stainless steel.

47. The device of claim 43, wherein the temperature control element includes a heating element.

48. The device of claim 43, wherein the temperature control element includes a cooling element.

49. The device of claim 43, wherein the tube has a bore size of about 50 microns or less.

50. The device of claim 43, wherein the reservoir is covered with insulation.

51. The device of claim 43, wherein the reservoir and tube are covered with insulation.

52. The device of claim 43, wherein the reservoir is surrounded with an alkaline solution.

53. The device of claim 52, wherein the reservoir is covered with insulation including an alkaline solution.

54. The device of claim 52, wherein the alkaline solution includes calcium oxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, or sodium silicate.

55. The device of claim 43, wherein the tube has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the reservoir and the second end is sealed.