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Non-invasive estimation of arterial blood gases

US6251082A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 1998
Grant dateJun 26, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/0836
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A non-invasive system and procedure for deriving the blood gas content for a patient. The system measures the carbon dioxide concentration of the expiratory breath relative to volume. This data is then processed to derive arterial blood gas levels of carbon dioxide. If data sampling is in the time domain, the processing shifts the data from the time domain to the volume domain. The processing also iteratively assesses the significance of numerous variables. The resulting relationship provides a fast and accurate measure of blood gas content for both healthy and diseased lung patients.

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