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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Robert Q. Tham, Madison, WI (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The system and method of the present application predicts if there is sufficient COabsorbent capacity for the next anesthesia case. If insufficient, the canister can be preemptively replaced when no patient is connected to the breathing system. Such prediction also allows clinicians to determine if the COcanister has to be changed during the present case or to wait until the end of the case. In the latter, the clinician may buy time by increasing the fresh gas flow rate to reduce the amount of patient COgases recirculated. A predictive estimation of CObreakthrough allows more time to prepare for an orderly COcanister replacement during a quiet period in the anesthesia care.