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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
  • A61B5/72—Signal processing specially adapted for physiological signals or for diagnostic purposes
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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  • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
  • A61B5/08—Measuring devices for evaluating the respiratory organs
  • A61B5/082—Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • A61B5/097—Devices for facilitating collection of breath or for directing breath into or through measuring devices
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
  • A61B5/74—Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient; User input means
  • A61B5/742—Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient; User input means using visual displays
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
  • A61M16/00—Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators; Tracheal tubes
  • A61M16/021—Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators; Tracheal tubes operated by electrical means
  • A61M16/022—Control means therefor
  • A61M16/024—Control means therefor including calculation means, e.g. using a processor
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
  • G01N1/02—Devices for withdrawing samples
  • G01N1/22—Devices for withdrawing samples in the gaseous state
  • G01N1/2247—Sampling from a flowing stream of gas
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
  • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
  • F04C2270/00—Control; Monitoring or safety arrangements
  • F04C2270/04—Force
  • F04C2270/041—Controlled or regulated

Definitions

• the present disclosure pertains to a system and method for coupling and controlling a gas analyzer and a (divertive) gas sampling component.
• a gas sampling system including a first housing and a second housing, configured to removably couple with each other.
• the first housing includes a sensor assembly configured to measure a gaseous molecular species in a gas mixture and removably engages an airway adapter configured for insertion into a breathing circuit, wherein the breathing circuit is in fluid communication with a subject.
• the second housing includes a pump. The first and second housing are further configured to engage a sampling cell such that gas within the sampling cell is measured by the sensor assembly, and such that operation of the pump moves gas through the sampling cell.
• the method includes removably coupling a first housing including a sensor assembly and a second housing including a pump, wherein the sensor assembly is configured to measure a gaseous molecular species in a gas mixture, wherein the first housing is further configured to removably engage an airway adapter, and wherein the airway adapter is configured for insertion into a breathing circuit configured to provide a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a subject; removably engaging a sampling cell such that gas within the sampling cell can be measured by the sensor assembly of the first housing, and such that operation of the pump moves gas through the sampling cell; and measuring by the sensor assembly a gaseous molecular species in a gas mixture within the sampling cell
• FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the combined use of an airway adapter and a gas analyzer housing
• FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a constituent component of a gas
• FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a gas sampling system in accordance with one or more embodiments
• FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a constituent component of a gas
• FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a gas sampling system according to one or more embodiments.
• FIG. 7A-7B illustrate embodiments of a gas sampling system.
• a sensor assembly may include one or more of a source assembly, windows, a detector assembly, and a processing component.
• the sensor assembly is configured to pass a beam of radiation from the source assembly along the optical path to the detector assembly.
• the detector assembly in cooperation with a processing component, may be configured to ascertain the attenuation of energy in the beam of radiation impinging upon a detector in the detector assembly. This attenuation may be proportional to the absorption through the gas by a particular gaseous molecular species in a particular band of wavelengths. This attenuation may thus be suitable for measurements by the sensor assembly of a gaseous molecular species in a gas mixture.
• Non-diverting configurations may be used when a subject is using, for example, an endotracheal tube or a mask, whereas diverting configurations may be used, for example, for spontaneously breathing subjects using a nasal/oral cannula.
• a pump may be used to move the gas, via a sampling line, through a sampling cell.
• the principles of operation of a sensor assembly (using e.g. a source assembly and a detector assembly) may be similar between diverting and non-diverting configurations. Accordingly, a modular approach designed to combine both configurations and thus serve subjects using either breathing interface may be economical.
• FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the combined use, through gas sampling system 10, of an airway adapter 11 and a gas analyzer housing 12.
• System 10 may be used for insertion directly into a breathing circuit in a non-diverting configuration.
• the breathing circuit may be configured to communicate with an airway of a subject and may include, but is not limited to, an endotracheal tube, a tracheotomy portal, a tracheotomy tube, a full face mask, a total face mask, a partial rebreathing mask, a nasal cannula and/or other interface appliances that communicate a flow of breathable gas with the airway of a subject.
• Airway adapter 11 may be inserted into a breathing circuit, which
• Gas analyzer housing 12 may be coupled, e.g. via coupling 13, to
• Monitor system 14 may be configured to display output signals from a sensor assembly included in gas analyzer housing 12, parameters derived from those output signals, and/or information based on those output signals or derived parameters.
• Coupling 13 may be wired, wireless, and/or a combination of both.
• Coupling 13 may include a retractable cable. Power, sensor output data, control input, and/or other information may be exchanged between gas analyzer housing 12 and monitor system 14 over coupling 13.
• FIG. 7A illustrates an embodiment of a gas sampling system including an input segment 15, an output segment 16, a coupling 13, and a gas analyzer housing 12 removably coupled with an airway adapter.
• FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a constituent component of a gas
• Radiation 23 is intended to pass through a window of an airway adapter, such as window 18 of airway adapter 11, after gas analyzer housing 12 is removably coupled with an airway adapter.
• Coupling 13 may perform the same function as described in relation to FIG. 1.
• gas analyzer housing 12 may have one physical interface component, or three or more physical interface
• FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a gas sampling system in accordance with one or more embodiments.
• gas sampling system 30 may include a gas analyzer housing 12, removably coupled with sidestream component 31, to operate in combination.
• gas analyzer housing 12 may include one or more of sensor assembly 27 (not explicitly shown in FIG. 3), source assembly 21, detector assembly 22, coupling 13, processing component 24, windows 26, physical interface components 25a and 25b, and/or other constituent components.
• sidestream component 31 may include one or more of pump 33, pump inlet line 34, processing component 36, sampling cell interface 38, pump interface 39, physical interface components 32a and 32b, and/or other constituent components.
• a sampling cell 37 may be removably coupled with gas analyzer housing 12 via sampling cell interface 38.
• Sampling cell 37 may include a window configured to provide an optical path through sampling cell 37 in alignment with source assembly 21 and detector assembly 22 of gas analyzer housing 12, once coupled.
• Sampling cell 37 includes a downstream end flange 35 configured to match pump inlet line 34 such that operation of pump 33 moves gas through sampling cell 37.
• Physical interface components 32a and 32b may be configured to match physical interface components 25 a and 25b.
• Processing component 36 may be configured to control operation of pump 33.
• Pump interface 39 may be configured to discharge gas from pump 33.
• FIG. 7B illustrates a gas sampling system
• sampling cell 37 - having a window 18 and a downstream end flange 35 - as well as a gas analyzer housing 12 and a sidestream component 31.
• Gas analyzer housing 12 in Fig. 7B illustrates sampling cell interface 38 and physical interface component 25.
• Sidestream component 31 in FIG. 7B illustrates display 43 and physical interface component 32.
• the physical interface between sidestream component 31 and gas analyzer housing 12 may be operable to allow control and/or communication between processing component 24 and processing component 36.
• processing component 24 may control pump 33 via processing component 36, or processing component 36 may control operation of source assembly 21 and/or detector assembly 22 via processing component 24.
• the physical interface may be operable to allow the supply of electrical power from sidestream component 31 to gas analyzer housing 12, and/or vice versa. Transmission of control, communication, and/or electrical power may be accomplished wirelessly, for example through induction, Bluetooth, near field communication, and/or other wireless power and/or information transmission mechanisms or protocols.
• sidestream component 31 and gas analyzer housing 12 may be powered individually.
• Power, sensor output data, control input, and/or other information may be exchanged over coupling 13 between gas analyzer housing 12, sidestream component 31 , and/or monitor system 14.
• monitor system 14 may provide electrical power to gas analyzer housing 12, as well as to sidestream component 31 through its physical interface components.
• information originating within sidestream component 31 may be exchanged with monitor system 14 (via gas analyzer housing 12 and/or processed by processing component 24) for presentation to a user of monitor system 14.
• FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a constituent component of a gas
• FIG. 4 illustrates a sidestream component 31 that may include one or more of a sensor assembly 47, a source assembly 41 , a detector assembly 42, a display 43, and/or other constituent components, in addition to the components listed in the description of sidestream component 31 related to FIG. 3.
• sensor assembly 47 may include one or more of source assembly 41 , detector assembly 42, windows 46, processing component 36, and/or other constituent components.
• Source assembly 41 and detector assembly 42 in cooperation with processing component 36, may be configured to use the same principles of operation as source assembly 21 and detector assembly 22 of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, though possibly for a different gaseous molecular species.
• Processing component 36 may be configured to accomplish one or more of the following: control pump 33, cooperate with detector assembly 42, derive parameters from output signals from detector assembly 42, process said parameters and/or output signals to generate presentable information, and/or control display 43 to present one or more of output signals measured/detected by detector assembly 42, derived parameters based on said output signals, and/or generated presentable information.
• Display 43 may be configured to provide one or more of a representation of output signals from detector assembly 22, a representation of parameters derived from said output signals, and/or information based thereupon, e.g. by communicating through the matching physical interface components of gas analyzer housing 12 and sidestream component 31.
• a variety of different (mainstream) gas analyzer housings may be removably coupled with a variety of different sidestream components for practical flexibility.
• the modular approach described herein is designed to combine divertive and non-divertive configurations economically.
• different sidestream components may include pumps of different quality and/or costs, based on expected levels of use.
• Sidestream component 31 may be integrated, embedded, and/or
• Such a system may be configured to provide electrical power to a gas analyzer housing, once coupled.
• Coupling 13 and monitor system 14 may be configured to provide the same functionality as described in relation to FIG. 1.
• Gas analyzer housing 54 may be configured to removably couple with sampling cell 37 through adapter 20 of gas analyzer housing 54 and (matching) sampling cell interface 51 of sampling cell 37.
• Adapter interface 20, together with matching sampling cell interface 51 of sampling cell 37, may allow gas analyzer housing 54 to be snapped on sampling cell 37.
• the combined operation of adapter interface 20 and sampling cell interface 51 may be based on matching physical and/or mechanical components including, but not limited to, hooks, clasps, grooves, latches, clamps, clips, buckles, buttons, bolts, screws, fasteners, adhesives, magnets, Velcro, or any combination thereof.
• Gas analyzer housing 54 may include a sensor assembly, a source
• Sampling cell 37 may include a window 18 configured to provide an optical path through sampling cell 37, such that the optical path is available for use by a sensor assembly of gas analyzer housing 54, once coupled.
• Sampling cell 37 may include a sampling cell interface 38 configured to removably couple with a sampling line 53.
• Sampling cell 37 may include an exhaust/pump interface 55 configured to removably couple with a pump in a first mode of operation such that operation of the pump moves gas through sampling cell 37, and furthermore configured to discharge gas from sampling cell 37 in a second mode of operation.
• the first mode and second mode of operation may correspond to diverting and non-diverting configurations, respectively.
• FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a gas sampling system 60 according to one or more embodiments.
• Gas sampling system 60 may include a sensor assembly 27, processor 110, user interface 120, electronic storage 130, a power supply/power interface 140, and/or other components.
• Gas sampling system 60 may interact with subject 106, user 108, and/or other subjects.
• Gas sampling system 60 may include power supply/power interface 140 configured to supply electrical power to constituent components of gas sampling system 60, as well as external components coupled with gas sampling system 60 through physical interface components akin to physical interface component 25 a and 25b as described in relation to FIG. 3.
• Power supply/power interface 140 may include one or more of a battery, a power plug, a power cable, and/or other ways to transfer electrical power into gas sampling system 60.
• Gas sampling system 60 may include electronic storage 130 comprising electronic storage media that electronically stores information.
• the electronic storage media of electronic storage 130 includes one or both of system storage that is provided integrally (i.e., substantially non-removable) with gas sampling system 60 and/or removable storage that is removably connectable to gas sampling system 60 via, for example, a port (e.g., a USB port, a Fire Wire port, etc.) or a drive (e.g., a disk drive, etc.).
• a port e.g., a USB port, a Fire Wire port, etc.
• a drive e.g., a disk drive, etc.
• Electronic storage 130 may include one or more of optically readable storage media (e.g., optical disks, etc.), magnetically readable storage media (e.g., magnetic tape, magnetic hard drive, floppy drive, etc.), electrical charge-based storage media (e.g., EEPROM, RAM, etc.), solid-state storage media (e.g., flash drive, etc.), and/or other electronically readable storage media.
• Electronic storage 130 stores software algorithms, information determined by processor 110, information received via user interface 120, and/or other information that enables gas sampling system 60 to function properly.
• electronic storage 130 may record or store one or more parameters derived from output signals measured by a sensor assembly (as discussed elsewhere herein), and/or other information.
• Electronic storage 130 may be a separate component within gas sampling system 60, or electronic storage 130 may be provided integrally with one or more other components of gas sampling system 60 (e.g., processor 1 10).
• Gas sampling system 60 may include user interface 120 configured to provide an interface between gas sampling system 60 and a user (e.g., user 108, subject 106, a caregiver, a therapy decision-maker, etc.) through which the user can provide information to and receive information from gas sampling system 60.
• a user e.g., user 108, subject 106, a caregiver, a therapy decision-maker, etc.
• Information is e.g. provided to subject 106 by user interface 120 in the form of auditory signals, visual signals, tactile signals, and/or other sensory signals.
• user interface For way of non-limiting example, in certain embodiments, user interface
• the radiation source 120 includes a radiation source capable of emitting light.
• the radiation source includes one or more of an LED, a light bulb, a display screen, and/or other sources.
• User interface 120 may control the radiation source to emit light in a manner that conveys to subject 106 information related to, e.g., the operation of the sensor assembly. Note that the subject and the user of gas sampling system 60 may be the same person.
• user interface 120 is integrated with a removable storage interface provided by electronic storage 130.
• information is loaded into gas sampling system 60 from removable storage (e.g. , a smart card, a flash drive, a removable disk, etc.) that enables the user(s) to customize the implementation of gas sampling system 60.
• removable storage e.g. , a smart card, a flash drive, a removable disk, etc.
• Other exemplary input devices and techniques adapted for use with gas sampling system 60 as user interface 120 include, but are not limited to, an RS-232 port, RF link, an IR link, modem (telephone, cable, Ethernet, internet or other). In short, any technique for communicating information with gas sampling system 60 is contemplated as user interface 120.
• Processor 110 is configured to provide information processing
• processor 110 includes one or more of a digital processor, an analog processor, a digital circuit designed to process information, an analog circuit designed to process information, a state machine, and/or other mechanisms for electronically processing information. Although processor 110 is shown in FIG. 6 as a single entity, this is for illustrative purposes only. In some implementations, processor 1 10 includes a plurality of processing units. [44] As is shown in FIG. 6, processor 110 is configured to execute one or more computer program modules. The one or more computer program modules include one or more of a source assembly control module 111 , a detector assembly control module 112, an interface control module 113, a pump control module 114, and/or other modules. Processor 110 may be configured to execute modules 111, 112, 113, and/or 114 by software; hardware; firmware; some combination of software, hardware, and/or firmware; and/or other mechanisms for configuring processing capabilities on processor 110.
• modules 111, 112, 113, and 114 are illustrated in FIG. 1 as being co-located within a single processing unit, in implementations in which processor 110 includes multiple processing units, one or more of modules 111 , 112, 113, and/or 114 may be located remotely from the other modules.
• the description of the functionality provided by the different modules 111, 112, 113, and/or 114 described below is for illustrative purposes, and is not intended to be limiting, as any of modules 111, 112, 113, and/or 114 may provide more or less functionality than is described.
• modules 111, 112, 113, and/or 114 may be eliminated, and some or all of its functionality may be provided by other ones of modules 111, 112, 113, and/or 114.
• processor 110 may be configured to execute one or more additional modules that may perform some or all of the functionality attributed below to one of modules 111, 112, 113, and/or 114.
• Source assembly control module 111 may be configured to control source assembly 21 and/or control emission of radiation from source assembly 21, e.g. beam of radiation 23 as described in relation to FIG. 2.
• Source assembly control module 111 may control the level of energy in radiation 23, and/or any characteristics pertaining to the shape, intensity, duration, pulse-length, frequency, wavelength, or other characteristics of radiation 23.
• Detector assembly control module 112 may be configured to control detector assembly 22.
• Detector assembly 22 in cooperation with a detector assembly control module 112, may be configured to ascertain the attenuation of the energy in a beam of radiation originating from source assembly 21 and impinging upon a detector (or sensor) in detector assembly 22. This attenuation may be proportional to the absorption through a gas, by a particular gaseous molecular species, in a particular band of wavelengths.
• Output signals from detector assembly 22 may be used to derive parameters and/or information based on said output signals and/or on derived parameters.
• Interface control module 1 13 may be configured to control the transfer of communication signals, control signals, and/or power across physical interface components. For example, if a sidestream component is coupled with gas sampling system 60, interface control module 1 13 may control the supply of electrical power via the power supply/power interface 140.
• FIGs. 8A and 8B illustrate methods 800 and 850 for operating a gas sampling system.
• the operations of methods 800 and 850 presented below are intended to be illustrative. In certain embodiments, methods 800 and 850 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described, and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in which the operations of methods 800 and 850 are illustrated in FIG. 3 and described below is not intended to be limiting.
• methods 800 and 850 may be implemented in one or more processing devices (e.g. , a digital processor, an analog processor, a digital circuit designed to process information, an analog circuit designed to process information, a state machine, and/or other mechanisms for electronically processing information).
• the one or more processing devices may include one or more devices executing some or all of the operations of methods 800 and 850 in response to instructions stored electronically on an electronic storage medium.
• the one or more processing devices may include one or more devices configured through hardware, firmware, and/or software to be specifically designed for execution of one or more of the operations of methods 800 and 850.
• a first housing is removably coupled with a second housing, wherein the first housing can removably engage an airway adapter.
• operation 802 is performed using a gas analyzer housing and a pump housing similar to or substantially the same as gas analyzer housing 12 and sidestream component 31 (shown in FIG. 3 and described above).
• a sampling cell is removably engaged such that gas within the sampling cell is measured by a sensor assembly, and operation of a pump in the second housing moves gas through the sampling cell.
• operation 804 is performed using a sampling cell interface similar to or substantially the same as sampling cell interface 38 (shown in FIG. 3 and described above).
• a gaseous molecular species is by measured in a gas mixture by a sensor assembly in the first housing.
• operation 806 is performed by a sensor assembly similar to or substantially the same as sensor assembly 27 (shown in FIG. 2 and described above).
• operation 852 is performed by a sampling cell similar to or substantially the same as sampling cell 37 (shown in FIG. 5 and described above).
• an optical path is provided through the sampling cell such that the optical path is available for use by a sensor assembly, once coupled with a gas analyzer housing.
• operation 854 is performed by a window similar to or substantially the same as window 18 (shown in FIG. 5 and described above).
• gas is supplied by removably coupling with a sampling line configured to supply gas for sampling via the sampling cell.
• operation 856 is performed by a sampling line similar to or substantially the same as sampling line 53 (shown in FIG. 5 and described above).
• a pump is removably coupled such that operation of the pump moves gas through the sampling cell.
• operation 858 is performed by an exhaust/pump interface similar to or substantially the same as exhaust/pump interface 55 (shown in FIG. 5 and described above).
• any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim.
• the word “comprising” or “including” does not exclude the presence of elements or steps other than those listed in a claim.
• several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware.
• the word “a” or “an” preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements.
• any device claim enumerating several means several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware.
• the mere fact that certain elements are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that these elements cannot be used in combination.

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