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Nitric oxide generation, dilution, and topical application apparatus and method

US8685467B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

J. W. Randolph Miller · Orem, US
John J. Miller · Warminster, US
Stephen H. Fairbanks · Orem, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 3, 2011
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC01B21/24
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for controlled delivery of nitric oxide. A pump draws air through an activated carbon filter and into a reaction chamber. The generation of nitric oxide occurs in the reaction chamber. A second pump draws the gas in the reaction chamber through a calcium hydroxide filter and delivers the nitric oxide through an orifice, or aperture, that controls the flow of nitric oxide delivered. The nitric oxide is filtered through a calcium hydroxide filter just prior to being made available for various nitric oxide therapies. Topical applications that provide a nitric oxide therapy to a surface are also provided.

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