摘要:
An apparatus for the administration of a respiratory gas and at least one anaesthetic to a living being, in which apparatus the anaesthetic is vaporized in a vaporizing unit and is entrained in respiratory gas, acquires a safer and more accurate control of the anaesthetic concentration level by means of a regulating valve which controls the flow of respiratory gas through the vaporizing unit and in that a regulating device controls the regulating valve with such accuracy that a preselected concentration of vaporized anaesthetic in the respiratory gas is substantially fully maintained. To further increase the control of the apparatus it may also be provided with a feedback system for both the anaesthetic concentration level and the total flow.
摘要:
In the illustrated embodiment, the moisture reservoir comprises a tube of gas-permeable, hygroscopic material. The exhalation flow path is into a blind axial bore of a spool like member having a series of transverse notches or cuts at the top and bottom which provide interspaces leading from the bore to the tube which covers the notches at their periphery. The notches leave integral fins or lamellae with large surface area exposed to the in-flow of dry respiration gas radially through the tube wall and into the interspaces which provide further reservoirs for moisture and warmth.
摘要:
A ventilator for supplying and emitting respiratory gas to and from the airways of a human or an animal patient has a multiple-function safety valve located between a 10 control valve and the airways. The safety valve is biased in its closing direction by two springs, which apply force that corresponds to a predetermined overpressure, and is biased in its opening direction by a spring loaded piston, which applies force that exceeds the force of the springs. When electrical power is supplied to the ventilator, an electromagnet is energized. The electromagnet pulls the piston against the force of its spring load, and the safety valve closes. By means of a control device, the pressure in an inspiration section of the ventilator can be monitored and the electromagnet is disconnected at a programmed overpressure. In the event of a power failure, the safety valve will open and air can pass through the open safety valve to the airways.
摘要:
In a method and device for reducing the carbon dioxide content in a dead volume intended for connection to the respiratory system of a patient, and an anesthesia apparatus embodying such a device, a flow of gas is generated from an outlet associated with the dead volume and the gas is conducted through a carbon dioxide absorber, and the gas after passing through the carbon dioxide absorber is returned to an inlet associated with the dead volume.
摘要:
A fishing reel (104) and spool (106) can be made as a more versatile kit (102) in that the fishing reel (104) includes a locking system adapted to interact with a circumferential area of the spool (106). changing spool (106) becomes easier with no loose parts and alternating between left and right hand becomes possible.
摘要:
A dehumidifying device is often used to protect measurement equipment from condensation during measurements of a flowing gas. A dehumidifying device which does not need to be replaced as a result of becoming moisture-saturated is achieved by a container filled with a hydrophilic material and connected to a moisture permeable element. When a gas flows through the device via an inlet, a flow channel and an outlet, the hydrophilic material absorbs moisture from the flowing gas. The absorbed moisture is released into ambient air via the moisture permeable element.
摘要:
In a method and an apparatus for determining the position of an esophageal catheter that is inserted into the esophagus of a patient, the catheter having a number of electrodes, muscular activity of the diaphragm is stimulated by applying a stimulus signal that produces a myoelectrical signal in the diaphragm having a well-defined peak at a specific point in time. The myoelectrical signal is detected by respective pairs of electrodes of said catheter, and the electrode pair or pairs that detected the signal having the highest amplitude at the specific point in time is identified. If this electrode pair or these electrode pairs that detected the signal with highest amplitude are not located approximately at the middle of the catheter, an indication is emitted that the position of the catheter should be adjusted.
摘要:
A gas-dispensing device (2) for dispensing a gas into breathing gas, comprising a membrane (6) through which the gas can diffuse into the breating gas, is described. The gas-dispensing device (2) is simple and reliable because it contains a self-contained chamber (4) in which the gas is held at a predefined overpressure, and the membrane (6) is arranged to form a part of the chamber's (4) wall.
摘要:
An anaesthetic delivery system has a ventilation arrangement with an inspiration gas pathway for conducting inspiration gas to a patient and an expiration gas pathway for conducting expiration gas away from the patient, and a filter element serially connected to both the inspiration and the expiration gas pathways. The filter element retains anaesthetic from expiration gas passing therethrough and releases the retained anaesthetic into inspiration gas passing therethrough. A supply of flushing gas is communicable with the filter element to flush the retained anaesthetic from the system without passing to the patient.