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| 20080262369 | Capnographic Sampling Catheter - The present invention seeks to provide a system for analyzing the exhaled breath of a subject, including a gas analyzer, sensitive to at least one component of the exhaled breath and a gas sampling catheter having a first end and a second end, the first end being in fluid flow communication with the gas analyzer, wherein the gas sampling catheter has a plurality of exhaled breath sampling holes formed therein. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080275357 | Oral/nasal cannula - There is provided an oral nasal cannula for sampling breath of a subject comprising a main body portion, comprising a suction port which is adapted to be connected to a suction device for side sampling of exhaled breath of said subject, wherein said main body portion comprises a recess adapted to support a medical tube, wherein the tube adapted to be inserted through a first nostril of said subject and a nasal prong and adapted to collect nasally exhaled breath from a second nostril of said subject, and in fluid flow communication with a nasal breath collection bore. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090088656 | FLUID DRYING MECHANISM - There is provided an exhaled breath moisture reduction system including a dryer mechanism and a connector adapted to connect the dryer mechanism proximate to a respiratory output device. There is also provided an exhaled breath sampling assembly including an airway adaptor and a moisture reduction sleeve comprising a material adapted to reduce moisture and a connector adapted to connect said sleeve substantially adjacent to a breath sampling inlet within the adaptor. Also provided, a method of sampling breath which includes attaching an exhaled breath moisture reduction sleeve substantially adjacent to a breath sampling inlet. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090137920 | Breath Sampling Device - There is provided a breath sampling tube comprising a deflector adapted to reduce liquid intake into a sampling inlet. There is also provided a breath sampling tube including a deflector adapted to deflect liquid droplets present in breath to reduce liquid at the sampling inlet. There is also provide d a breath sampling system including a gas analyzer and a breath sampling tube comprising a deflector adapted to deflect breath to reduce liquid at the sampling inlet. There is also provided a breath sampling system including a gas analyzer and a breath sampling tube comprising a deflector adapted to deflect liquid droplets present in breath to reduce liquid at the sampling inlet. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090275851 | Endoscopic Bite Block - According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided a bite block assembly adapted for capnography and oxygen delivery to a subject, the bite block assembly including a first capnography passageway adapted for passage therethrough of exhaled breath from the subject to a capnograph and a second oxygen delivery passageway, separate from the first passageway, adapted for passage therethrough of oxygen from an oxygen source to the mouth of the subject. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090312662 | Breath Sampling Device and Method for Using Same - There is provided a breath sampling tube including an inner conduit, wherein at least a portion of the inner conduit is non-cylindrical and adapted to store liquids. There is also provided a breath sampling system including a gas analyzer and a breath sampling tube may include an inner conduit, wherein at least a portion of the inner conduit is non-cylindrical and adapted to store liquids. Also provided is a method of breath sampling including channeling breath through a tube having an inner conduit, wherein at least a portion of the inner conduit is non-cylindrical and adapted to store liquids. There is further provided, a self-drying liquid reservoir for a breath sampling tube comprising a housing having a diameter larger than the diameter of the sampling tube; and a wick material essentially within the housing adapted to retain liquid, wherein the reservoir is adapted to permit gas flow through the housing. There is provided a breath sampling system including a gas analyzer and a self-drying liquid reservoir for a breath sampling tube comprising a housing having a diameter larger than the diameter of the sampling tube and a wick material essentially within the housing adapted to retain liquid, wherein the reservoir is adapted to permit gas flow through the housing. There is also provided a method of breath sampling comprising channeling breath through a self-drying liquid reservoir for a breath sampling tube comprising a housing having a diameter larger than the diameter of the sampling tube and a wick material essentially within the housing adapted to retain liquid, wherein the reservoir is adapted to permit gas flow through the housing. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100113955 | ORAL-NASAL CANNULA SYSTEM ENABLING CO2 AND BREATH FLOW MEASUREMENT - An oral-nasal cannula comprising at least one nasal breath inlet for carbon dioxide (CO | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100198096 | ENDOSCOPIC BITE BLOCK WITH ENHANCED POSITIONS - An endoscopic bite block comprising a tubular body having an upper outer surface and a lower outer surface; a front plate having an upper section and a lower section, said upper section being disposed outwardly relative to said lower section, to enable appropriate lip fitting; a teeth positioning region on at least one of said upper and lower outer surfaces; and a nasal gas channel selected from the group consisting of: a breath sampling prong and a gas delivery channel, wherein said teeth positioning region and the disposition of said sections of the front plate are configured to maintain said endoscopic bite block in a predetermined, upright position within a mouth of a subject, to enable a correct position of said nasal gas channel in relation to a nose of the subject. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100204603 | AIRWAY TUBE - There is provided an airway tube for breath sampling, comprising a breath sampling port comprising two or more inlets adapted to sample breath from the airway tube. The inlets are connected to each other through a junction located outside of the air passageway of the airway tube. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100224066 | Drying substances, preparation and use thereof - There is provided herein a dryer polymer substance including a hetero-phase polymer composition including two or more polymers wherein at least one of the two or more polymers include sulfonic groups, wherein the substance is adapted to pervaporate a fluid. The fluid may include water, water vapor or both. There is also provided herein a process for the preparation of a dryer polymer substance adapted to pervaporate a fluid (such as water, water vapor or both) the process includes mixing two or more polymers, wherein at least one of the two or more polymers may include groups which are adapted to be sulfonated, to produce a hetero-phase polymer composition and processing the polymer blend into a desired form. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226823 | Drying substances, preparation and use thereof - There is provided herein a dryer polymer substance adapted to pervaporate a fluid (such as water, water vapor or both), the polymer substance includes: a porous support member having a plurality of pores, wherein at least a portion of the pores are filled with a cross-linked co-polymer comprising (i) a cationic monomer and an anionic monomer, (ii) a zwitterionic monomer, or a combination thereof. The substance may include a membrane or a tube. There is further provided herein a process for the preparation of a dryer polymer substance adapted to pervaporate a fluid (such as water, water vapor or both), the process includes impregnating into at least a portion of the pores of a porous support member a solution which comprises: (i) a cationic monomer and an anionic monomer, (ii) a zwitterionic monomer, or a combination of (i) and (ii), graft co-polymerizing the anionic monomer and the cationic monomer and/or the zwitterionic monomer within at least a portion of the pores to form a co-polymer, and cross-linking the co-polymer, such that the pores of the support member are at least partially grafted with a cross-linked co-polymer bound to the support member. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226824 | Drying substances, preparation and use thereof - There is provided herein a dryer polymer substance comprising a polymer grafted with a compound having sulfonic groups, wherein the substance is adapted to pervaporate a fluid such as water, water vapor or both. There is further provided a process for the preparation of a dryer polymer substance adapted to pervaporate a fluid, the process includes processing a polymer into a desired form, activating at least a portion of the polymer, and grafting the activated portion of the polymer with a compound having groups adapted to be sulfonated. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100262033 | ENDOSCOPIC BITE BLOCK - There is provided herein, a bite block ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100298734 | BREATH SAMPLING SYSTEM - There is provided herein a breath sampling device comprising a controller adapted to initiate a signal to trigger a valve functionally associated with a breath sampling tube upon said controller receiving a signal indicating a blockage in the breath sampling tube. The valve is adapted to facilitate an increase of pressure within the breath sampling tube between the blockage and a pump functionally associated with the breath sampling tube. There is further provided herein an airway adapter comprising a restrictor located in proximity to a connection point between the airway adapter and a breath sampling tube, wherein the restrictor may be adapted to reduce the flow rate of liquids entering the breath sampling tube. There is further provided herein an airway adapter comprising one or more openings located near a connection point between said airway adapter and a breath sampling tube, wherein said one or more openings are adapted to allow inflow of air to reduce the flow rate of liquids entering the breath sampling tube. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100317933 | MEDICAL SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to some embodiments, there is provided a medical monitoring device that includes one or more sensors, wherein a sensor is adapted to sense a parameter of a patient and computator adapted to receive an output of at least one sensor and to compute a condition-index-value directly related to a condition of the patient. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100317986 | CAPNOGRAPHY DEVICE AND METHOD - There is provided a method for dynamically determining a breath related parameter, which includes averaging a breath related parameter over a first period of time, calculating a breath related value over a second period of time and adapting the duration of the first period of time according to the calculated breath related value. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110009763 | EXHALED BREATH SAMPLING WITH DELIVERY OF GAS - A system for sampling exhaled breath and for supply of a gas, the system comprising: a gas delivery cannula comprising at least one nasal prong for insertion into a nostril, the nasal prong comprising a distal end; an exhaled breath sampling cannula for insertion into the nostril, the exhaled breath sampling cannula comprising a distal end; and a connector for coupling the gas delivery cannula to the exhaled breath sampling cannula, such that the distal end of the exhaled breath sampling cannula is disposed deeper in the nostril than the distal end of the nasal prong, to reduce dilution of sampled exhaled breath by delivered gas. The connected is configured to facilitate adjustability of an insertion depth of the exhaled breath sampling cannula into said nostril. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110040713 | MEDICAL SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is provided a method of generating a pulmonary index value of a patient, which includes receiving two or more measured patient parameters, wherein at least one of the measured parameters originates from a pulmonary sensor; and computing the pulmonary index value based on the two or more measured patient parameters. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110066061 | WIRELESS CAPNOGRAPHY - According to some embodiments, there is provided a breath monitoring device and system that includes a patient interface unit, adapted to be positioned on the patient head, said patient interface unit comprises a cannula, adapted to collect a sample of exhaled breath from a patient; and a platform unit which includes: i. one or more CO | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110098592 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING CO2 - There is provided herein methods, apparatus and systems for evaluating carbon dioxide (CO | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110105935 | VENTILATION ANALYSIS AND MONITORING - A ventilation analysis system comprising an interface module adapted to receive a carbon dioxide (CO2) signal and a breath flow dynamics signal, and control logic adapted to produce a ventilation indicator, based on a mutual analysis of the CO2 signal and the breath flow dynamics signal. The ventilation indicator may be, for example, an estimated CO2 waveform, an End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) value, and/or a minute CO2 value. | 05-05-2011 |
