Patent ID: 7335164
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: A61B,G01F,G01N

Abstract:
1. An airway adapter configured to substantially simultaneously provide data indicative of respiratory gas flow and of a concentration of at least two substances present in respiration of an individual, comprising: a housing with a bore formed therethough; a respiratory flow detection component formed in the housing and in communications with the bore; a first respiratory detection component configured to facilitate sensing of at least a first of the at least two substances without diverting respiratory gases from the housing and comprising a detection chamber within the housing, a boundary of the detection chamber at least partially defined by at least one window; and a second respiratory detection component disposed on at least a portion of the at least one window and comprising at least one luminescence quenching sensor configured to facilitate sensing of at least a second of the at least two substances without diverting respiratory gases from the housing.