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In a typical example, a patient
monitor manufacturer desires to add CO2 monitoring to a family of products.
After researching the capnography market, the manufacturer decides that a
sidestream CO2 system is necessary so that non-intubated as well as
intubated patients can be served by the new parameter.
The manufacturer finds our website
and decides to purchase the CO2 Evaluation Kit and a
CO2 Sensor Simulator. The PC software is
loaded, and the engineers begin to evaluate the functionality of the CO2
Module. Below is a screen capture of the demonstration software.
After observing the basic
functionality of the CO2 Module, the engineers begin to plan the integration
of the Module into the final product. The engineers use the
Communication Protocol included with the Kit to send commands and observe
responses from the Module. The CO2 Sensor Simulator assisted the
evaluation effort by providing a way to generate various patient waveforms,
breath rates and error conditions.
The manufacturer decides to proceed
with the product development, and places an order for more CO2 Modules to
build prototypes and clinical test units. The following checklist is
faxed back to CPT Inc. to customize the Modules for the desired
implementation.
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In addition to the choices on the
Configuration Checklist, many other custom options are available:
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a variety of vacuum pumps
(low-cost, long-life, very long-life, from various suppliers)
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low-cost CO2 Module (no calibration
valve or flowrate control)
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male or female interface connectors
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CO2 Scrubber for clean air offset
calibration
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5-micron filters for intake ports
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disk filter receptacle with
patented detection system
CardioPulmonary Technologies
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