Delivering diluted oxygen to a patient
AssigneeCareFusion 207, Inc.
InventorAndre M. Rustad
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Abstract
A device for delivering diluted oxygen to a patient is provided. The device comprises a configurable oxygen delivery unit and multiple orifices in the configurable oxygen delivery unit. Each of the orifices has a size which pertains to a particular oxygen concentration. The configurable oxygen delivery unit is structured to enable selectively altering the oxygen concentration without requiring replacement of any components in a respiratory circuit.
Claims51
A device for delivering diluted oxygen to a patient, the device comprising:
- a configurable oxygen delivery unit;
- and
- multiple orifices in the configurable oxygen delivery unit, each orifice (i) forming a jet flow of oxygen entering the device, and (ii) having a size that pertains to a particular oxygen concentration, wherein the size of each orifice determines a velocity of oxygen, at a predetermined flow rate, entering the device through the respective orifice, and wherein the velocity of oxygen is selected to entrain room air to achieve a predetermined oxygen concentration within the device,
- wherein the configurable oxygen delivery unit is structured to enable selectively altering the oxygen concentration within the device by fluidly coupling an oxygen tube connector with an orifice pertaining to an particular oxygen concentration.
A method for delivering diluted oxygen to a patient, comprising:
- providing a first port integral with a configurable oxygen delivery unit configured for decoupling a first end of an oxygen tube from the first port, wherein a second end of the oxygen tube is connected to a source of oxygen;
- and
- providing a second port integral with the configurable oxygen delivery unit configured for coupling the first end of the oxygen tube with the second port, each port comprising an orifice, each orifice (i) forming a jet flow of oxygen entering the device, and (ii) having the size that pertains to a particular oxygen concentration, wherein the size of each orifice determines a velocity of oxygen, at a predetermined flow rate, entering the device through the respective orifice, and wherein the velocity of oxygen is selected to entrain room air to achieve a predetermined oxygen concentration within the device, wherein different oxygen concentrations are associated with the first and second ports and wherein the configurable oxygen delivery unit is structured to enable selectively altering the oxygen concentration within the device from a first concentration to a second concentration by fluidly coupling the first end of the oxygen tube with an orifice pertaining to a particular oxygen concentration.
A device for delivering diluted oxygen to a patient, the device comprising:
- a first-oxygen-concentration-delivery-component configured to deliver a first oxygen concentration to the patient;
- and
- a second-oxygen-concentration-delivery-component configured to deliver a second oxygen concentration to the patient, each oxygen-concentration-delivery-component comprising an orifice, each orifice (i) forming a jet flow of oxygen entering the device, and (ii) having a size that pertains to a particular oxygen concentration, wherein the size of each orifice determines a velocity of oxygen, at a predetermined flow rate, entering the devise through the respective orifice, and wherein the velocity of oxygen is selected to entrain room air to achieve a predetermined oxygen concentration within the device,
- wherein the device is structured to enable selectively altering the oxygen concentration within the device from the first concentration to the second concentration by fluidly coupling an oxygen tube connector with an orifice pertaining to an particular oxygen concentration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.