Patents by Inventor Tom Pessala
Tom Pessala 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).
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Patent number: 10328221Abstract: An anesthetic breathing apparatus has a processing unit, a breathing circuit for providing an inspiratory patient gas mixture of re-breathed gas and/or fresh gas to a patient fluidly connected to the breathing circuit, and a fresh gas supply controllable by the processing unit for supplying a flow of the fresh gas to the breathing circuit in a composition including oxygen and at least one anesthetic agent (AA). A user interface includes a first user input element for receiving operator input for an anesthetic target value including an end expiratory concentration of the AA (EtAA) target value and/or an end expiratory minimum alveolar concentration (EtMAC) target value of an end expiratory MAC value of the patient, and a second user input element for receiving operator input for a desired control profile for the fresh gas supply for obtaining at least the anesthetic target value.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Maquet Critical Care ABInventors: Tom Pessala, Mari Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Stig Andersson, Mattias Rodehed
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Patent number: 10010691Abstract: In a breathing apparatus and a method for the operation thereof, a gas monitor monitors at least one gas and includes a pump that controls a sidestream flow from a patient circuit to the gas monitor via a sampling line having a first end connectable to the gas monitor and a second end connectable to the patient circuit. At least one pressure sensor measures a pressure at the sidestream gas monitor and provides a first pressure signal indicative of the measured pressure. A processor determines if a leakage is occurring in the sampling line based on the pressure signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: MAQUET CRITICAL CARE ABInventors: Tom Pessala, Toni Oradd, Kiomars Fathollahzadeh, Mats Eriksson
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Publication number: 20150273172Abstract: The disclosure relates to detection of leakage in a sampling line of a breathing apparatus, which comprises a gas monitor (102) for monitoring at least one gas, including a pump (106) for controlling a sidestream flow to the gas monitor (102), connectable to a mainstream of a patient circuit (108); a sampling line (110) for the sidestream flow, having a first end (112) being connectable to the gas monitor (102) and a second end (114) being connectable to the patient circuit (108); and at least a first pressure sensor (118) for measuring a pressure at the sidestream gas monitor (102), in operation providing a first pressure signal for the pressure; and a processing unit (120) operative to determine if a leakage of the sampling line (110) is occurring based on at least the first pressure signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: MAQUET CRITICAL CARE ABInventors: Tom Pessala, Toni Oradd, Kiomars Fathollahzadeh, Mats Eriksson
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Publication number: 20140352693Abstract: An anesthetic breathing apparatus has a processing unit, a breathing circuit for providing an inspiratory patient gas mixture of re-breathed gas and/or fresh gas to a patient fluidly connected to the breathing circuit, and a fresh gas supply controllable by the processing unit for supplying a flow of the fresh gas to the breathing circuit in a composition including oxygen and at least one anesthetic agent (AA). A user interface includes a first user input element for receiving operator input for an anesthetic target value including an end expiratory concentration of the AA (EtAA) target value and/or an end expiratory minimum alveolar concentration (EtMAC) target value of an end expiratory MAC value of the patient, and a second user input element for receiving operator input for a desired control profile for the fresh gas supply for obtaining at least the anesthetic target value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: MAQUET CRITICAL CARE ABInventors: Tom Pessala, Mari Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Stig Andersson, Mattias Rodehed
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Patent number: 6601583Abstract: A ventilator for respiratory care, intended for connection to a patient, avoids needless alarms, caused by a patient's attempts to speak and needless suffering because of the patient's inability to trigger an alarm, by having a sound detector arranged to detect and identify sounds made by the patient, preferably intentionally. A control unit is operatively connected to the sound detector acts on at least one function in the ventilator on the basis of sounds identified by the sound detector.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2001Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: Siemens Elema ABInventors: Tom Pessala, Mats Cardell
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Patent number: 6443150Abstract: An anaesthetic vaporizer for dosing a liquid anaesthetic has a liquid container for the anaesthetic, and outlet tube from the liquid container to a dosing point, a first regulator for regulating a flow of anaesthetic from the liquid container toward the dosing point and a control unit for controlling dosing. To improve dosing and safety, the anaesthetic vaporizer has a return tube connected in parallel across the first regulator by a first connection point, downstream from the first regulator, and a second connection point, upstream from the first regulator, a second regulator is arranged in the return tube and a third regulator is arranged in the outlet tube, downstream from the first connection point. The control unit controls at least one of the regulators in dosing the anaesthetic.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Siemens Elema ABInventors: Tom Pessala, Pär Emtell
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Patent number: 6422073Abstract: A device for use in an anaesthetic administration apparatus for identifying at least one liquid anaesthetic in the anaesthetic apparatus has a measuring unit for determining at least one parameter related to the refractive index of the liquid anaesthetic, a unit for determining the temperature of the liquid anaesthetic and an analysis unit for identifying the anaesthetic from the determined parameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1997Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: Siemens Elema ABInventors: Erik Krahbichler, Tom Pessala
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Patent number: 6374825Abstract: A dispenser unit for a non-gaseous flowable material has a holder for the flowable material with an aperture therein through which the material can be transferred between into and out of the holder, and a flow meter for measuring flow of the material during transfer. The flow meter has a sensor, for example a differential pressure meter which determines a pressure difference between two locations which are vertically spaced from each other within the holder, one above and one below the surface of the material, at a number of times during the transfer. The meter emits a signal indicative of the flow from a calculation of the rate of change of the determined pressure difference.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Siemens-Elema ABInventors: Sten Wallin, Tom Pessala, Pär Emtell
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Publication number: 20010025640Abstract: An anaesthetic gas filter, devised for connection to an anaesthetic machine, for absorbing/adsorbing anaesthetic gas, allows the need for replacement to be determined without the leakage of any anaesthetic gas. for this purpose, the anaesthetic gas filter has an anaesthetic gas detector arranged in the filter. An early indication of the need to replace the filter is then provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Applicant: Siemens Elema ABInventor: Tom Pessala
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Publication number: 20010009153Abstract: A ventilator for respiratory care, intended for connection to a patient, avoids needless alarms, caused by a patient's attempts to speak and needless suffering because of the patient's inability to trigger an alarm, by having a sound detector arranged to detect and identify sounds made by the patient, preferably intentionally. A control unit is operatively connected to the sound detector acts on at least one function in the ventilator on the basis of sounds identified by the sound detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Applicant: Siemens Elema ABInventors: Tom Pessala, Mats Cardell