Patent ID: 7945301

Claim:
A method for administering carbon monoxide to a patient, comprising the steps of: a) administering exogenous carbon monoxide to the patient, b) determining the concentration of carbon monoxide in the patient's blood, c) comparing the actual concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood with a preset, desired value using a central processing unit; and optionally repeating steps b)-d) wherein the administration of carbon monoxide is performed via sequences of pulses, wherein the number and length of the pulses in each sequence and/or the number of sequences is regulated depending on the determination of the concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood, wherein the carbon monoxide is delivered to a patient as a pure gas, in a gas mixture, dissolved in a fluid, or by administering a carbon monoxide donor, and, wherein the carbon monoxide containing gas mixture is administered by way of admixing it into the breathing air of a patient.