Method for generating nitric oxide

US8821828B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Rainer Hilbig · Aachen, DE
• Robert Pinter · Wulfen, DE
• Claudia Hannelore Igney · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 2010
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2014
• Expiry date: May 8, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2202/0275
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for generating nitric oxide, in particular for therapeutic applications, which comprises the steps of: guiding a process gas into a reaction chamber 3, wherein the process gas comprises nitrogen and oxygen, heating the process gas to a temperature which is sufficiently high to enable a reaction of oxygen and nitrogen to form nitric oxide, thereby forming a gas which comprises nitric oxide, and extracting the nitric oxide comprising gas from the reaction chamber 3, wherein oxygen is present in the process gas in the reaction chamber in an amount of <5 vol-%.