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Device for administration of nitric oxide to horses spontaneously breathing

  • US 6,920,876 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2002
  • Issued: 07/26/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A nitric oxide gas dispenser for mammals, comprising:

  • a housing containing a valve mechanism that is interconnected between a nitric oxide gas dispersal component that provides nitric oxide gas at a desired pressure and a gas delivery system transmits the nitric gas directly into, without premixing with other gases, and at the desired pressure to the mammal;

    the valve mechanism controls the flow of the nitric oxide gas between the nitric oxide gas dispersal component and the gas delivery system;

    a pressure sensor is positioned along the gas delivery system and determines when the mammal is taking a breath;

    if the pressure sensor determines the mammal is taking a breath, the pressure sensor transmits a breath signal to a microprocessor, the microprocessor then determines if the mammal is within a prescribed time frame for the mammal to be administered nitric oxide gas;

    if the microprocessor determine the mammal is within the proscribed time frame, the microprocessor transmits an open signal to the valve mechanism to release a predetermined amount of nitric oxide gas directly, without pre-mixing with other gases, into the mammal.

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