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US 2019/0099542 A1Published application
Anesthesia system for cardiopulmonary bypass machine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRussell James Kuzelka
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for anesthesia systems for heart-lung machines. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a cardiopulmonary bypass machine; and an anesthesia machine operably coupled to the cardiopulmonary bypass machine, the anesthesia machine adapted to control a flow of vapor through the cardiopulmonary bypass machine.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a cardiopulmonary bypass machine;
- and
- an anesthesia machine configured to operably couple to the cardiopulmonary bypass machine, the anesthesia machine adapted to control a flow of vapor through the cardiopulmonary bypass machine.
A system, comprising:
- a cardiopulmonary bypass machine including a vaporizer, the vaporizer having a plurality of sensors and an electronic transmitter;
- and
- an anesthesia machine including an electronic controller adapted to receive wireless signals transmitted by the transmitter.
A method for operating an anesthesia machine, comprising:
- flowing vaporized anesthetic agent from the anesthesia machine to an airway of a patient via an anesthesia breathing circuit;
- and
- measuring an amount of vaporized anesthetic agent flowing from an outlet of an oxygenator of a cardiopulmonary bypass machine with the anesthesia machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.