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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Alonzo C. Aylsworth, Wildwood, MO (US);
Kevin G. Mcculloh, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alonzo C. Aylsworth, Wildwood, MO (US);
Kevin G. McCulloh, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Respironics, Inc., Murrysville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 7/10 (2006.01); A62B 19/00 (2006.01); A62B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trans-fill method and system comprising obtaining therapeutic gas from a therapeutic gas source, compressing the therapeutic gas from the therapeutic gas source in at least two stages to create an intermediate therapeutic gas stream and a high pressure therapeutic gas stream, supplying therapeutic gas to a patient from the intermediate therapeutic gas stream, and filling a cylinder with the therapeutic gas from the high pressure therapeutic gas stream substantially simultaneously with supplying therapeutic gas to the patient.