178 results about "Inspired gas" patented technology

An atomic deposition apparatus is provided for simultaneously loading / unloading a plurality of substrates. The atomic deposition apparatus which may load / unload the plurality of substrates when transmitting the plurality of substrates to a process module, includes a loading / unloading module for loading / unloading a substrate, a process module including a plurality of process chambers for simultaneously receiving a plurality of substrates and performing a deposition process, each of the plurality of process chambers including a gas spraying unit having an exhaust portion by which an exhaust gas is drawn in from inside the process chamber and the drawn in gas is exhausted above the process chamber, and a transfer module including a transfer robot provided between the loading / unloading module and the process module, the transfer robot being adopted for simultaneously holding the plurality of substrates while transporting the substrate.

Methods, systems and devices are described for new modes of ventilation in which specific lung areas are ventilated with an indwelling trans-tracheobronchial catheter for the purpose of improving ventilation and reducing hyperinflation in that specific lung area, and for redistributing inspired air to other healthier lung areas, for treating respiratory disorders such as COPD, ARDS, SARS, CF, and TB. Trans-Tracheobronchial Segmental Ventilation (TTSV) is performed on either a naturally breathing or a mechanical ventilated patient by placing a uniquely configured indwelling catheter into a bronchus of a poorly ventilated specific lung area and providing direct ventilation to that area. The catheter can be left in place for extended periods without clinician attendance or vigilance. Ventilation includes delivery of respiratory gases, therapuetic gases or agents and evacuation of stagnant gases, mixed gases or waste fluids. Typically the catheter's distal tip is anchored without occluding the bronchus but optionally may intermittently or continuously occlude the bronchus. TTSV is optionally performed by insufflation only of the area, or by application of vacuum to the area, can include elevating or reducing the pressure in the targeted area to facilitate stagnant gas removal, or can include blocking the area to divert inspired gas to better functioning areas.

Disclosed is an apparatus and method for the delivery of inspired gas, e.g., supplemental O2, to a person combined with gas sampling, including for the purpose of monitoring of the ventilation of the person. In the invention, the delivery of inspired gas and gas sampling are accomplished without the use of a sealed face mask. The apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention comprises an oxygen delivery device, nasal airway pressure sampling devices, optionally an oral airway pressure sampling device and at least one pressure analyzer connected to the sampling devices which determine the phase of the person's respiration cycle and the person's primary airway. The oxygen delivery device is connected to a controller such that it delivers a higher flow of oxygen to the person during the inhalation phase of the person's respiratory cycle. The invention thus increases end tidal oxygen concentrations. The invention further comprises carbon dioxide sampling tubes that continuously sample gas from two nasal sites and the mouth. The nasal sampling tubes are connected to a switching valve that is in turn connected to a capnometer which determines carbon dioxide concentration during exhalation. The oral gas sampling site is connected to a second capnometer.

Methods, systems and devices are described for new modes of ventilation in which specific lung areas are ventilated with an indwelling trans-tracheobronchial catheter for the purpose of improving ventilation and reducing hyperinflation in that specific lung area, and for redistributing inspired air to other healthier lung areas, for treating respiratory disorders such as COPD, ARDS, SARS, CF, and TB. Trans-Tracheobronchial Segmental Ventilation (TTSV) is performed on either a naturally breathing or a mechanical ventilated patient by placing a uniquely configured indwelling catheter into a bronchus of a poorly ventilated specific lung area and providing direct ventilation to that area. The catheter can be left in place for extended periods without clinician attendance or vigilance. Ventilation includes delivery of respiratory gases, therapeutic gases or agents and evacuation of stagnant gases, mixed gases or waste fluids. Typically the catheter's distal tip is anchored without occluding the bronchus but optionally may intermittently or continuously occlude the bronchus. TTSV is optionally performed by insufflation only of the area, or by application of vacuum to the area, can include elevating or reducing the pressure in the targeted area to facilitate stagnant gas removal, or can include blocking the area to divert inspired gas to better functioning areas.

An apparatus to measure cardiac output (Q) and other parameters such as alveolar ventilation (VA), minute CO2 elimination from the lung (VCO2 ), minute oxygen consumption (VO2), oxygenated mixed venous partial pressure of CO2, (PvCO2-oxy), true mixed venous partial pressure of CO2(PvCO2), PaCO2, mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2), pulmonary shunt, and anatomical dead space, consisting of: a) a breathing circuit with characteristics that: i. on exhalation, exhaled gas is kept substantially separate from inhaled gas; ii. oninhalation, when VE is greater than FGS flow, the subject inhales FGS first and then inhales a gas that is substantially SGS, for the balance of inhalation; b) gas sensor means for monitoring gas concentrations at the patient-circuit interface c) a first gas set (FGS), and a second gas set (SGS), said second gas set which may comprise previously exhaled gases or exogenous gases or both d) a gas flow control means for controlling the rate of FGS flow into the breathing circuit e) means to identify phase of breathing, said means may consist of pressure sensors or analysis of signal generated by gas sensors or other means known to those skilled in the art; f) machine intelligence consisting of a computer or logic circuit capable of controlling the gas flow control means, receiving the output of the gas sensor means and means to identify phased of breathing, and performing the calculations for measuring cardiac output and other parameters as outlined in the disclosure.

A portable gas delivery system is provided to provide oxygen or other gaseous mixture for use in emergencies, athletic events, and similar activities. The portable gas delivery system includes a regulator with an accumulator chamber disposed within the regulator and adjacent a mixing chamber. The accumulator chamber receives oxygen or other gas from a replaceable gas source such as a cylinder. The mixing chamber mixes ambient air and gas from the cylinder to form a gaseous mixture which is inhaled by a user. Each use of the portable gas delivery system may be in metered burst of predetermined duration and / or frequency or may be substantially continuous as provided for in the accompanying method.

An apparatus and method for delivering repetitive, precision, low volume liquid dispensing from a dispensing orifice of a non-contact liquid dispensing apparatus. An elongated communication passageway of the dispensing apparatus is defined by interior walls having one end in fluid communication with a system fluid reservoir and an opposite end terminating at the dispensing orifice. A system fluid is placed in the communication passageway extending substantially continuously from the system fluid reservoir to the dispensing orifice. A relatively small volume of gaseous fluid is aspirated through the dispensing orifice, and into the communication passageway in a manner such that the gaseous fluid extends substantially continuously across the transverse cross-sectional dimension of the communication passageway. Subsequently, a dispensing liquid is aspirated through the dispensing orifice and into the communication passageway in a manner such that the relatively small volume of aspirated gaseous fluid forms a minute, unitary air gap fully enclosed between the interior walls of the communication passageway and a liquid interface between the system fluid and the dispensing liquid contained in the communication passageway. This minute air gap substantially prevents dispersion and dilution therebetween at the liquid interface. To effect dispensing, a rapid pressure pulse with a predetermined pulse width is applied to the system fluid upstream from the minute air gap, causing the pressure pulse to traverse the minute air gap to the dispensing liquid without substantial fluid compression of the minute air gap. This enables substantially accurate, relatively small volume, non-contact liquid dispensing of the dispensing liquid from the dispensing orifice.

A vacuum cleaner with inspiratory fan is disclosed. The vane wheel of insperatory fan is driven by a motor. It features that an air inlet and an air outlet are made up on the casing in such a manner than the air inlet, the air outlet, the vane wheel and the motor are coaxial for increased suction force and the motor is well cooled.

A mass spectrometer of reduced size and weight is provided which is capable to conduct highly accurate mass spectroscopy. The mass spectrometer includes an ion source adapted to ionize gas flowing in from outside in order to ionize a measurement sample and a mass spectroscopy section for separating the ionized measurement sample. The ion source has its interior reduced in pressure by differential pumping from the mass spectroscopy section and ionizes the gas when the interior pressure rises as it inhales the gas, and the mass spectroscopy section separates the ionized measurement sample when its interior pressure falls after inhale of the gas. The mass spectrometer may further include a restriction device for suppressing a flow rate of the gas the ion source inhales and an open / close device for opening and closing a flow of the gas the ion source inhales.

The invention relates to a high-efficiency energy-saving submicron bubble aeration oxygenating device. The high-efficiency energy-saving submicron bubble aeration oxygenating device combines an air suction device, a centrifugal pump, a gas water mixed energy accumulator, a wide-gap submicron bubble spray head and a filtering system, wherein the centrifugal pump can work normally after gas enters the centrifugal pump; the filtering system can perform back wash; the air suction device is arranged on a water inlet of the centrifugal pump and is connected with the filtering system; an air suction pipe communicated with the outside is arranged on the side wall of the air suction device; the sucked gas is forcedly mixed into water under the high-speed rotation action of pump impellers to obtain gas water mixed liquid; the gas water mixed liquid is conveyed into the gas water mixed energy accumulator; the lower part of the gas water mixed energy accumulator is connected with the wide-gap submicron bubble spray head with the gap width of 2 to 3 mm; the wide-gap submicron bubble spray head is arranged at the bottom of sewage requiring aeration to manufacture submicron bubbles; and the submicron bubbles release the gas carried by the bubbles to the sewage to perform aeration and oxygenation, and the concentration of the dissolved oxygen in the sewage is maintained to be 2.5 to 5 mg / L.

A multi-lumen breathing tube device providing for separate and bidirectional gas flow for expired and inspired gas during ventilation of a lung. Embodiments of the multi-lumen breathing tube include an improved laryngeal mask airway device and an improved endotracheal tube. The invention is compatible with a circle breathing circuit system used with many mechanical ventilators including those used in conjunction with anesthesia machines.

The invention belongs to the technical field of a self-priming pump, and particularly relates to an outer ring type efficient start system for the self-priming pump and a start method thereof. The outer ring type efficient start system comprises a main pump which is communicated with a water pool, a pump inlet adjusting valve, a pump outlet adjusting valve, a gas-liquid separation device, a first pressure detecting device, a second pressure detecting device and a third pressure detecting device. All the parts of the invention form a vacuum adjusting system together. The vacuum adjusting system is used to facilitate circular flow of liquid in a circular pipeline outside the pump and enable a water inlet pipeline of the main pump to be in a vacuum state so that gas and liquid can be absorbed into the main pump, the gas absorbed into the main pump is exhausted in the gas-liquid separation device, and eventually the main pump achieves self-priming to complete start process. The outer ring type efficient start system for the self-priming pump and the start method thereof are simple in structure, quick in start, simple in main pump flow channel and convenient to process, flowability of the flow channel is greatly improved, the main pump needs no other auxiliary systems so that loss inside the pump is avoided, and accordingly operation efficiency of the main pump is greatly improved.

The invention relates to an oil-cooling compressor, which comprises a main body for compressing the gas of adsorption oil tube with adsorption adjusting valve to pass some gas when the valve is closed; a controller; a discharge valve on the discharge tube at the outlet of main body while the outlet is connected to the main body; a pressure detector for detecting the discharge pressure (P) at one side of gas feeding target near the one-way valve; the discharge pressure (P) is between up limit setting pressure (PH) and low limit setting pressure (PL); the controller can be based on discharge pressure (P) to set the switch state of adsorption adjusting valve and discharge valve, to process A operation control and B operation control. Therefore, it can avoid reducing compression efficiency relative to the load charge, and hold the discharge pressure at hope range.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for maintaining patient temperature during an anaesthetic procedure. Patients, particularly small patients, can lose body temperature when undergoing surgery or other procedures where they are anaesthetised. The process of breathing the cool anaesthetic gas contributes to the temperature loss of the patient. An anaesthetic apparatus of the present invention is arranged to warm the gas being provided for the patient to breathe, to facilitate maintaining body temperature. An inspired limb of an anaesthetic circuit comprises tubing with a heating conductor for heating the inspired gas.

A pellet barbecue configured to recirculate exhaust gas, allowing for the reduction of oxygen in the cooking chamber. The pellet barbecue is configured with an exhaust gas recirculation system, and an angled bottom fire pot. The electric gas recirculation fan pulls gases from a gas recirculation channel, and blows it onto the angled bottom fire pot. The gas recirculation channel is equipped with a movable mixer flap to control how much of the gas pulled by the gas recirculation fan is exhaust gas or outside air. The pellet barbecue controller monitors the conditions in the cooking chamber, and controls the gas recirculation fan speed and positioning of the mixer flap to maintain a desired temperature, while optimizing the concentration of wood taste compounds from the pellets in the cooking chamber.

An apparatus and method for humidification of inspired gases, wherein the present invention utilizes moisture from condensed expiratory gases deposited within the outer expiratory tube of a conventional unilimb breathing circuit to humidify oxygen gas (or any other inspiratory gas) for subsequent patient inhalation, and wherein the oxygen gas may be directed through the outer expiratory tube via a flow distributor coupled to an oxygen gas source. The present invention preferably functions to effectively eliminate prior art methods of oxygen gas humidification that depend upon the wasteful utilization of bottles of sterile water, corrugated tubing, nebulizer adapters and excess consumption of oxygen gas; thus, effectuating a cost savings for the patient and contributing to overall environmental conservation efforts.

An object is to provide a suction method and a suction device which depressurize the pressure of the surface of a target installed in an open system to a critical pressure or less and which thereby can suck it and a laser processing device and a laser processing method using these. In a state where a predetermined operating distance is apart from a target installed in an open system and a suction port, the pressure of an inside of a pressure reduction chamber communicating with the suction port is set equal to or less than a critical pressure at which the speed of a gas sucked from the suction port is brought into a critical state; the jet speed of the gas in a jetting port from which the gas is jetted toward the target is set more than a Mach number of 0.2, the Mach number being obtained by dividing a jet speed of the gas by the sound speed of the gas jetted from the jetting port, the gas is jetted from the jetting port and is sucked by the suction port; a swirl flow is formed so as to surround the suction port between the surface of the target and the suction port; and thus the pressure of a central region of the swirl flow from the suction port to the surface of the target is reduced to the critical pressure or less and suction is performed.

A gas delivery system comprises controllable fluid generator able to be operated to generate compressive gas supply suitable for induction to supply for patient. A non-contact control system is associated with at least one control characteristic of at least one operating parameter suitable for controllable fluid generator. The non-contact control system comprises one or more sensors detecting hand moving of patient and controller selectively starting at least one control characteristic based on hand moving of patient detected by one or more sensors.

An apparatus and method for delivering repetitive, precision, low volume liquid dispensing from a dispensing orifice of a non-contact liquid dispensing apparatus. An elongated communication passageway of the dispensing apparatus is defined by interior walls having one end in fluid communication with a system fluid reservoir and an opposite end terminating at the dispensing orifice. A system fluid is placed in the communication passageway extending substantially continuously from the system fluid reservoir to the dispensing orifice. A relatively small volume of gaseous fluid is aspirated through the dispensing orifice, and into the communication passageway in a manner such that the gaseous fluid extends substantially continuously across the transverse cross-sectional dimension of the communication passageway. Subsequently, a dispensing liquid is aspirated through the dispensing orifice and into the communication passageway in a manner such that the relatively small volume of aspirated gaseous fluid forms a minute, unitary air gap fully enclosed between the interior walls of the communication passageway and a liquid interface between the system fluid and the dispensing liquid contained in the communication passageway. This minute air gap substantially prevents dispersion and dilution therebetween at the liquid interface. To effect dispensing, a rapid pressure pulse with a predetermined pulse width is applied to the system fluid upstream from the minute air gap, causing the pressure pulse to traverse the minute air gap to the dispensing liquid without substantial fluid compression of the minute air gap. This enables substantially accurate, relatively small volume, non-contact liquid dispensing of the dispensing liquid from the dispensing orifice.

A portable gas delivery system is provided to provide oxygen or other gaseous mixture for use in emergencies, athletic events, and similar activities. The portable gas delivery system includes a regulator with an accumulator chamber disposed within the regulator and adjacent a mixing chamber. The accumulator chamber receives oxygen or other gas from a replaceable gas source such as a cylinder. The mixing chamber mixes ambient air and gas from the cylinder to form a gaseous mixture which is inhaled by a user. Each use of the portable gas delivery system may be in metered burst of predetermined duration and / or frequency or may be substantially continuous as provided for in the accompanying method.

A processor obtains input of a logistically attainable end tidal partial pressure of gas X (PetX[i]T) for one or more respective breaths [i] and input of a prospective computation of an amount of gas X required to be inspired by the subject in an inspired gas to target the PetX[i]T for a respective breath [i] using inputs required to utilize a mass balance relationship, wherein one or more values required to control the amount of gas X in a volume of gas delivered to the subject is output from an expression of the mass balance relationship. The mass balance relationship is expressed in a form which takes into account (prospectively), for a respective breath [i], the amount of gas X in the capillaries surrounding the alveoli and the amount of gas X in the alveoli, optionally based on a model of the lung which accounts for those sub-volumes of gas in the lung which substantially affect the alveolar gas X concentration affecting mass transfer.

The invention discloses a passenger vehicle crosswind-induced shift preventive device and method; the device comprises an electronic control unit, a suction module, a gas storage module, an exhaust module and a pressure sensor; when determining a passenger vehicle tends to experience shift risk through collecting a signal of the pressure signal, the electronic control unit of the device may provide passenger vehicle shift prevention in three term; in the first term, wind direction may be changed under suction action of the suction module, and positive pressure applied by crosswind to a passenger vehicle body is decreased; in the second term, gas sucked in is boosted by a gas storage chamber and then sprayed up, and generated downward reactive force may increase vertical force and horizontal friction of wheels to a ground; in the third term, the device is controlled to eject gas to the left or the right, and the generated reactive force may balance the lateral wind force. The passenger vehicle crosswind-induced shift preventive device is simple in structure and easy to mount and may run reliably, the operating mode may be automatically adjusted according to crosswind condition and working condition, and high-speed running stability of the passenger vehicle encountering crosswind is maintained.

A gas filling apparatus in the present invention includes an accumulator, a compressor, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of gas delivered from a dispenser to be delivered to a gas tank, a regulating valve for regulating the gas flow rate, and a controller. To prevent a rapid rise in pressure of gas supplied to the gas tank, the controller includes an opening control unit for controlling the opening of the regulating valve when a detected value of the pressure sensor is lower than a pressure corresponding to the gas pressure in the accumulator by a predetermined value or more, and a compression control unit for controlling drive of the compressor so that the compressor compresses sucked gas when a pressure difference of a pressure detected by the pressure sensor from a pressure corresponding to the gas pressure in the accumulator becomes a value smaller than the predetermined value.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information measurement system capable of notifying poor physical condition. The present invention is a system (1) that measures physical condition on the basis of defecation gas, and that includes: a test subject identification device; a suction device (18) that sucks gas in a bowl; a gas detector (20) that reacts to methyl mercaptan gas contained in the sucked gas; a control device (22) that controls the suction device and the gas detector; a storage device that stores first detection data; a data analyzer that analyzes physical condition of a test subject on the basis of time-dependent change in a plurality of first detection data items that is acquired in a defecation act performed multiple times in a predetermined period; and an output device that outputs an analysis result.

An apparatus and method for humidification of inspired gases, wherein the present invention utilizes moisture from condensed expiratory gases deposited within the outer expiratory tube of a conventional unilimb breathing circuit to humidify oxygen gas (or any other inspiratory gas) for subsequent patient inhalation, and wherein the oxygen gas may be directed through the outer expiratory tube via a novel reverse flow adapter coupled to an oxygen gas source. The present invention preferably functions to effectively eliminate prior art methods of oxygen gas humidification that depend upon the wasteful utilization of bottles of sterile water, corrugated tubing, nebulizer adapters and excess consumption of oxygen gas; thus, effectuating a cost savings for the patient and contributing to overall environmental conservation efforts.

An apparatus and method for controlling the end tidal partial pressure of a gas X in a subject's lung, and to the use of such an apparatus and method for research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, wherein the method consists of: obtaining input of a series of logistically attainable PetX values for a series of respective breaths: determining an amount of gas X required to be inspired by the subject in an inspired gas to target the PetX for each of said respective breaths: and controlling a gas delivery device to deliver the amount of gas in a volume of gas delivered to the subject in each of said respective breaths to target the respective PetX for that breath.