Apparatus for the monitored metering of no into patients' respiratory air
First Claim
1. An apparatus for the monitored metering of NO (nitric oxide) into patients'"'"' respiratory air, comprisinga) a respirator communicating with passageway means for leading to a patient,b) an NO metering container which is connected to said passageway means for supplying NO to the respiratory air supplied to a patient,c) a-metering unit arranged between the respirator and the NO metering container,d) an analyzer connected to said passageway means leading from the respirator to a patient for determining the concentration of NO in a patient'"'"'s respiratory air,e) a control unit which is connected to the analyzer and acts on the metering unit to control the amount of flow of NO from the NO container to a patient,f) a dehumidifier located in a connecting line between the respirator and the analyzer, andg) a measurement gas pump located in the connecting line between the analyzer and the dehumidifier.
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Abstract
Apparatus for the monitored metering of NO into patients'"'"' respiratory air
An apparatus for the monitored metering of NO into the respiratory air of patients with ARDS or similar disorders essentially comprises a respirator (1), an NO metering container (3), a metering unit (4), an analyzer (2) for determining the concentration of NO in the patient'"'"'s respiratory air and a control unit (6a) which acts on the metering unit. In order for the apparatus to operate fault-free on continuous operation and quickly respond to changes in the NO concentration, a dehumidifier (23) and a measurement gas pump (20) are located in the connecting line between analyzer and respirator. An NO limit monitoring unit (18) which acts on the metering unit and is connected to the analyzer is preferably provided. It is furthermore advantageous for a monitoring and automatic control unit (6b) to be responsible for adjusting the NO to be metered by determining the volumetric flows of respiratory gas and NO on the basis of the analyzed value of NO. FIG. 1.
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1. An apparatus for the monitored metering of NO (nitric oxide) into patients'"'"' respiratory air, comprising
a) a respirator communicating with passageway means for leading to a patient, b) an NO metering container which is connected to said passageway means for supplying NO to the respiratory air supplied to a patient, c) a-metering unit arranged between the respirator and the NO metering container, d) an analyzer connected to said passageway means leading from the respirator to a patient for determining the concentration of NO in a patient'"'"'s respiratory air, e) a control unit which is connected to the analyzer and acts on the metering unit to control the amount of flow of NO from the NO container to a patient, f) a dehumidifier located in a connecting line between the respirator and the analyzer, and g) a measurement gas pump located in the connecting line between the analyzer and the dehumidifier.
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