Patent ID: 6920876
Filing Date: 2005-07-26
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A nitric oxide gas dispenser for mammals, comprising: a housing containing a valve mechanism that is interconnected between a nitric oxide gas dispersal component that provides nitric oxide gas at a desired pressure and a gas delivery system transmits the nitric gas directly into, without premixing with other gases, and at the desired pressure to the mammal; the valve mechanism controls the flow of the nitric oxide gas between the nitric oxide gas dispersal component and the gas delivery system; a pressure sensor is positioned along the gas delivery system and determines when the mammal is taking a breath; if the pressure sensor determines the mammal is taking a breath, the pressure sensor transmits a breath signal to a microprocessor, the microprocessor then determines if the mammal is within a prescribed time frame for the mammal to be administered nitric oxide gas; if the microprocessor determine the mammal is within the proscribed time frame, the microprocessor transmits an open signal to the valve mechanism to release a predetermined amount of nitric oxide gas directly, without pre-mixing with other gases, into the mammal.