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| Title: | Novel, Stand-alone, Closed Ventilating Circle Circuit with CO2 Absorption and Sensitive Spirometry Measures Pulmonary O2 Uptake During Anesthesia |
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| UC Case No: | 2003-123-2-ott |
| Categories: |
Biotechnology:
Medical Devices
Biomedical Engineering: Devices |
| Background: | The volume of O2 consumption (VO2) and the volume of CO2 production (VCO2) can give vital information about a patient under anesthesia. For example, monitoring VO2 can detect non-steady state critical events and changes in tissue metabolism in anesthetized patients. However, no accurate calibrating measurement of VO2 is available during anesthesia. |
| Technology: | University of California, Irvine researchers have developed a novel, closed circle, ventilating circuit which can be a calibrating standard for VO2 measurement during anesthesia, particularly VO2 per breath. This stand-alone circuit facilitates normal mechanical ventilation, absence of physiological gas leaks, complete CO2 absorption, and the ability to measure small changes (1 ml) in circuit end-expired volume via the valve and precision spirometer. |
| Contact: |
Alvin K. Viray, Senior Licensing Officer Office of Technology Alliances University of California, Irvine 380 University Tower Irvine, CA 92697-7700 Phone: (949) 824-3104 FAX: (949) 824-2899 Email: aviray@uci.edu |
| Patent Status: | Pending |
| UCI School: | College of Medicine |
| Department: | Anesthesiology |
