Patent ID: 7574246
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for administering carbon monoxide to a patient, the apparatus comprising a delivering unit; a carbon monoxide source connected to the delivering unit; a dosing unit connected to the delivering unit and carbon monoxide source, wherein the mass flow between the delivering unit and the carbon monoxide source is controlled by the dosing unit; at least one sensor unit that determines the concentration of carbon monoxide in the patient's blood; a control unit in communication with the sensor unit and the dosing unit, wherein the control unit regulates the dosing unit depending on feedback from the sensor unit, automatically compares the actual concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood with a preset desired value, and regulates the dosing unit to adjust the amount of carbon monoxide delivered to the patient to obtain a concentration in the blood corresponding to the preset desired value; and a filter unit though which the air expired by the patient is passed in order to remove excess carbon monoxide from the expired gas, wherein the filter is a physical or a chemical filter.