MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM UTILIZING BIAS VALVE

A portable mechanical ventilator having a ROOTS® blower is configured to provide a desired gas flow and pressure to a patient circuit. The mechanical ventilator includes a flow meter operative to measure gas flow produced by the ROOTS® blower and an exhalation control module configured to operate an...

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Hauptverfasser:	DEVRIES, Douglas F, ALLUM, Todd
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BLASTING DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL FIRE-FIGHTING HEATING HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE LIFE-SAVING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTMACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTPUMPS STEAM ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A portable mechanical ventilator having a ROOTS® blower is configured to provide a desired gas flow and pressure to a patient circuit. The mechanical ventilator includes a flow meter operative to measure gas flow produced by the ROOTS® blower and an exhalation control module configured to operate an exhalation valve connected to the patient circuit. A bias valve connected between the ROOTS® blower and the patient circuit is specifically configured to generate a bias pressure relative to the patient circuit pressure at the exhalation control module. The bias valve is further configured to attenuate pulsating gas flow produced by the ROOTS® blower such that gas flowing to the mass flow meter exhibits a substantially constant pressure characteristic. The bias pressure facilitates closing of the exhalation valve at the start of inspiration, regulates positive end expiratory pressure during exhalation, and purges sense lines via a pressure transducer module.