Device and method of isolating bias flow

Details Device and method of isolating bias flow Device and method of isolating bias flow

2002-07-19

2004-01-13

Lewis, Aaron J. (Department: 3761)

Surgery

Respiratory method or device

Means for supplying respiratory gas under positive pressure

C128S205160, C128S205120

Reexamination Certificate

active

06675799

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The invention relates generally to respirators, ventilators and oscillators used to deliver inspiratory gas to a patient. The term “respirator” is used herein to refer to respirators, ventilators and oscillators collectively. Rebreathing circuits, such as so called “circle circuits”, are used in the operating rooms to conserve volatile anesthetics. There has been a move in the anesthesia field to low bias flow (“LBF”) devices as a cost saving measure. While beneficial from an efficiency standpoint, some LBF devices are tedious for the clinician to use because they require manual adjustments of the bias flow to achieve the targeted inspiratory gas flow rate. New anesthesia machines have emerged to facilitate very low bias flows, and provide nearly closed circuit anesthesia. Examples of these LBF anesthesia machines are the Physioflex machine offered by Physio, Inc. and the machine described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,235. With these LBF anesthesia machines, the clinician sets the desired oxygen concentration and either the desired inspired or expired anesthetic agent concentration. These LBF anesthesia machines are not designed to allow precise control of the patient's ventilation using a refined ventilator like those used in intensive care facilities, while at the same time isolating the patient's breathing gas from that delivered by the ventilator.


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