Methods and apparatus for rapid equilibration of dissolved gas composition
US5609824A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/209163
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method of equilibrating the dissolved gas composition of an aqueous fluid to reflect the predetermined gas composition contained in a gas equilibration reservoir. The equilibrated aqueous fluid can be used in a method of determining the concentration of a dissolved gas in a fluid sample. In one embodiment, the disclosed method is used to control the equilibrated gas composition of a calibrant fluid which, in turn, is used to measure the concentration of a dissolved gas, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, in a sample fluid, such as whole blood.
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