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US 10,239,038 B2Granted
Systems and methods for a cooled nitric oxide generator
AssigneeThe General Hospital Corporation
InventorsWarren Zapol, Binglan Yu
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a nitric oxide (NO) generation system are provided. In particular, the present disclosure provide an NO generation system that is configured to be cooled to maintain an NO generator of the system at or below temperatures safe for patient use and contact. In some non-limiting examples, the NO generation system may include a pump configured to furnish a fluid (e.g., a gas) toward and/or through the NO generator to provide cooling thereto.
Claims44
A nitric oxide (NO) generation system comprising:
- a nitric oxide generator including:
- a housing including a first end and a generally open second end;
- a pair of electrodes enclosed within the housing;
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- a reaction chamber defined between the pair of electrodes and the housing;
- a scavenger housing including a scavenger and a filter arranged therein, wherein the scavenger housing is configured to be removably attached to the second end of the housing;
- a power supply connected to the pair of electrodes;
- a pump configured to provide fluid flow;
- a controller in communication with the pump and the power supply, wherein the controller is configured to selectively instruct the power supply to provide power to the pair of electrodes to generate one or more electric discharges therebetween to generate nitric oxide within the reaction chamber;
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- a flow tube configured to provide fluid communication between the pump and the reaction chamber, wherein the fluid flow provided from the pump to the reaction chamber is configured to cool the nitric oxide generator and aid in diffusion of the generated nitric oxide from the reaction chamber.
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An apparatus for generating nitric oxide (NO) comprising:
- a housing including a first end, a generally open second end, and a cavity arranged between the first end and the second end;
- a pair of electrodes arranged within the cavity of the housing;
- a reaction chamber defined between the pair of electrodes and the housing, wherein the pair of electrodes are configured to generate one or more electric discharges therebetween to generate nitric oxide within the reaction chamber;
- a scavenger housing including a scavenger and a filter arranged therein, wherein the scavenger housing is configured to be removably attached to the second end of the housing;
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- a flow tube extending through the housing and into the reaction chamber to provide fluid communication between a pump and the reaction chamber, wherein fluid flow provided from the pump to the reaction chamber is configured to cool the nitric oxide generator and aid in diffusion of the generated nitric oxide from the reaction chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.