Abstract: Topical applications that provide a nitric oxide therapy to a surface are provided. Systems for providing a topical nitric oxide therapy can comprise a nitrite medium in a first container, the nitrite medium comprising about 3% of a nitrite component by weight. The system comprises an acidic medium in a second container, the acidic medium comprising about 9% by weight of one or more acidic reactants. The nitrite medium and the acidic medium are configured to be combined to form a nitric oxide topical medium producing nitric oxide suitable for topical application and suitable for administering nitric oxide therapy wherein a therapeutically effective amount of the nitric oxide topical medium is applied to a treatment surface suitable for receiving nitric oxide therapy, whereby the application of the therapeutically effective amount is adapted to deliver a dose of nitric oxide at the treatment surface of a patient.

Abstract: A method for arbitrating access by a plurality of agents to a bus utilizes a priority access list. Each agent in the plurality of agents has a position on the priority access list. This position indicates the agent's relative priority level of access to the bus. When at least one agent from the plurality of agents requests access the bus, bus access is granted to the agent among the requesting agents which is highest on the priority access list. Once an agent from the plurality of agents has gained access to the bus, the agent which gained access to the bus is moved to the bottom of the priority access list.