Automated inhalation toxicology exposure system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- automatically controlling an environment of an inhalant chamber including maintaining an environmental factor via feedback control, wherein the environmental factor is a temperature of the inhalant chamber; and
automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in the inhalant chamber.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes but is not limited to exposing an animal to an inhalant; acquiring near real time measurement of at least respiration during said exposing; and calculating a received dose of the inhalant in response to the near real time measurement of the at least respiration during said exposing. In one embodiment, a method includes but is not limited to automatically controlling an environment of an inhalant chamber; and automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in the inhalant chamber. In one embodiment, a method includes but is not limited to displaying near real time measurement data related to an animal in an inhalant chamber. In addition to the foregoing, other method embodiments are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present application. In one or more various embodiments, related systems include but are not limited to circuitry and/or programming for effecting the foregoing-described method embodiments; the circuitry and/or programming can be virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect the foregoing-described method embodiments depending upon the design choices of the system designer. In one embodiment, a system includes but is not limited to at least one inhalant chamber; and at least one animal respiration sensor integral with the at least one inhalant chamber.
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81 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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automatically controlling an environment of an inhalant chamber including maintaining an environmental factor via feedback control, wherein the environmental factor is a temperature of the inhalant chamber; and
automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in the inhalant chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in an inhalant chamber; and
automatically controlling an environment of the inhalant chamber comprising;
maintaining an environmental factor via feedback control, wherein the environmental factor includes a humidity of the inhalant chamber. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in an inhalant chamber; and
automatically controlling an environment of the inhalant chamber comprising;
maintaining an environmental factor via feedback control, wherein the environmental factor includes an airflow in to the inhalant chamber. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in an inhalant chamber; and
automatically controlling an environment of the inhalant chamber comprising;
maintaining an environmental factor via feedback control, wherein the environmental factor includes an exhaust airflow out of the inhalant chamber. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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automatically controlling an environment of an inhalant chamber; and
automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in the inhalant chamber comprising;
controlling a flow rate out of the inhalant chamber in response to a specified dispensement of the inhalant. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method comprising:
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automatically controlling an environment of an inhalant chamber;
automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in the inhalant chamber; and
displaying near real time measurement data related to an animal in an inhalant chamber comprising;
displaying animal-related dosimetry data. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system comprising:
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means for automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in an inhalant chamber; and
means for automatically controlling an environment of the inhalant chamber comprising;
means for maintaining an environmental factor via feedback control, wherein the environmental factor includes an airflow in to the inhalant chamber. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A system comprising:
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means for automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in an inhalant chamber; and
means for automatically controlling an environment of the inhalant chamber comprising;
means for maintaining an environmental factor via feedback control, wherein the environmental factor includes an exhaust airflow out of the inhalant chamber. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61)
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62. A The system comprising:
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means for automatically controlling an environment of an inhalant chamber; and
means for automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in the inhalant chamber comprising means for dispersing either an organic or inorganic substance via electronic control of one or more inhalant dissemination devices, said means for dispersing either an organic or inorganic substance comprising;
means for dispersing a substance having a wet aerosol form. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A system comprising:
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means for automatically controlling an environment of an inhalant chamber; and
means for automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in the inhalant chamber comprising;
means for controlling a flow rate out of the inhalant chamber in response to a specified dispensement of the inhalant. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A system comprising:
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means for automatically controlling an environment of an inhalant chamber;
means for automatically controlling a concentration of an inhalant in the inhalant chamber;
means for displaying near real time measurement data related to an animal in the inhalant chamber comprising;
means for displaying animal-related dosimetry data. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81)
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