Apparatus for measuring the oxygen uptake of a person
US4753245A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3389
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for measuring the oxygen uptake of a person connected to a respirator (23) includes a closed container (1) of variable volume. The container (1) can be connected to the respiratory passages of the person, via an inspiration line (2) and an expiration line (3), so that the person can inspire from and expire to the container (1). One of the lines incorporates a carbon dioxide absorber (19) for removing carbon dioxide from the respiratory gas. Means (17,18) are provided for monitoring the volume of the container (1), and controllable means (8,9,10) are found for supplying pure oxygen gas to the container (1). The oxygen-gas supply means (8,9,10) are so controlled by the means (17,18) monitoring the volume of the bellows (1) that the volume of the bellows at a given predetermined point in the breathing cycle of the person connected to the apparatus is held substantially unchanged. Means are also provided for determining the amount of oxygen gas supplied to the container (1) herewith. The interior of the container (1) is connected to the respirator (23), via a line (11) incorporating closure means (12), so that prior to the actual measuring process the person connected to the …
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