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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Bradley P. Fuhrman, Buffalo, NY (US);
Mark S. Dowhy, Buffalo, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bradley P. Fuhrman, Buffalo, NY (US);
Mark S. Dowhy, Buffalo, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Amherst, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of delivering a particulate therapeutic agent is disclosed. Such a method may include providing a carbon dioxide scrubber in pneumatic communication with the respiratory system of a patient. Gas and particulate therapeutic agent expired by the patient are passed through the scrubber to provide treated gas, and the treated gas and particulate therapeutic agent are provided back to the respiratory system.