Patents by Inventor Marlo Loncar

Marlo Loncar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Anesthetic breathing apparatus having improved monitoring of anesthetic agent
    Patent number: 8978652
    Abstract: An anesthetic breathing apparatus has a first gas analyzer arranged to provide gas measurement data related to a first sample point to a control unit that is arranged in a servo or feedback control system configured to adjust delivery of a vaporized anesthetic agent from an anesthetic vaporizer to a delivery point in an inspiratory branch of a breathing circuit of the anesthetic breathing apparatus, The first sampling point is arranged in the breathing circuit downstream and close to the delivery point. A second gas analyzer arranged to be operated in a first mode of operation to provide gas measurement data for patient monitoring, and arranged to be operated in a second mode of operation to provide gas measurement data to the control unit. A switch over unit is fluidly connected to the second gas analyzer, and arranged to switch fluid communication of said second gas analyzer between the first sample point for the second mode of operation and a second sample point for the first mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Maquet Critical Care AB
    Inventors: Christer Ahlmén, Marlo Loncar
  • ANESTHETIC BREATHING APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED MONITORING OF ANESTHETIC AGENT
    Publication number: 20110017211
    Abstract: In an embodiment an anesthetic breathing apparatus is disclosed comprising a first gas analyzer (200) arranged to provide gas measurement data related to a first sample point (190) to a control unit (65) that is arranged in a servo or feedback control system configured to adjust delivery of a vaporized anesthetic agent from an anesthetic vaporizer (22) to a delivery point (19) in an inspiratory branch of a breathing circuit (7) of said anesthetic breathing apparatus, wherein said first sampling point (190) is arranged in said breathing circuit (7) downstream and close to said delivery point (19); a second gas analyzer (210) arranged to be operated in a first mode of operation to provide gas measurement data for patient monitoring, and arranged to be operated in a second mode of operation to provide gas measurement data to said control unit (65); and a switch over unit (240) fluidly connected to said second gas analyzer (210), and arranged to switch fluid communication of said second gas analyzer (210) between
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB
    Inventors: Christer Ahlmén, Marlo Loncar