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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2012
Nspire Health, Inc., Longmont, CA (US);
Edmond Chu, Erie, CO (US);
Eric Norgard, Louisville, CO (US);
William Chase Wallace, Johnstown, CO (US);
nSpire Health, Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention can provide a system and method for Dquality control testing and can include an apparatus for testing a pulmonary diagnostic device capable of performing single breath carbon monoxide uptake measurement, comprising: a single gas-tight chamber, with a gas port configured to receive gas from or to expel gas to the exterior of the chamber and a partition configured to change the volume of the single gas-tight chamber; the single gas-tight chamber capable of expanding and contracting; a member disposed within the single gas-tight chamber and configured to limit the movement of the partition, the member being adjustable to set a predetermined maximum volume of the single gas-tight chamber and a predetermined volume of Dtest gas that the single gas-tight chamber can receive; and an interface configured for the transfer of gas between the pulmonary diagnostic device and the simulation device via the gas port.