Abstract: A method and apparatus for supplying a breathing gas mixture to a patient in which a desired concentration of oxygen is maintained when nitric oxide (NO) is provided in the breathing gases. A clinician establishes at a ventilator, ventilation parameters for the patient, the inspired oxygen concentration, and the inspired NO dosage. From these quantities, a breathing gas mixture flow rate is determined. An instantaneous flow rate for an NO containing gas is determined, based on the concentration of nitric oxide in the supply gas and the instantaneous breathing gas mixture flow rate. An instantaneous flow rate for the supply of a balance gas, such as air, is determined using the breathing gas mixture flow rate, the instantaneous NO containing gas flow rate, and the inspired oxygen concentration established by the clinician.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically adjusting medical displays is arranged to communicate medical information to a caregiver. The system includes at least one display for displaying medical information, a wireless communication device associated with the display and a wireless communication device associated with the caregiver. The wireless communication device associated with the display is arranged to realize if the wireless communication device associated with the caregiver, and thus the caregiver, is present in a predetermined area near the display. A controller associated with the display is arranged to automatically adjust at least one characteristic of the display based upon the realized presence of the caregiver. According to the method, the presence of the caregiver is detected when the caregiver enters the predetermined area near the display. At lease one characteristic of the display is thus adjusted automatically based upon the detected presence of the caregiver in the predetermined area.

Abstract: A nitric oxide delivery device is provided that can be formed as a module that is insertable in a mating equipment bay in a gas delivery system found in one location, removed and used in conjunction with a transport gas delivery system when the patient is transported, and thereafter inserted in the equipment bay of a gas delivery system located at a second location. In a preferred embodiment, the device includes a housing having an NO supply port, an NO delivery port, a flow sensor port, and a conduit pneumatically connected to the NO supply port and the NO delivery port. A selector valve is positioned in the conduit and selectively moves between a first position wherein the NO supply port is pneumatically connected to the NO delivery port and a second position wherein the NO delivery port is pneumatically connected to a temporary supply of NO.