Michael D Mcclain

US Patent:

20080110462, May 15, 2008

Filed:

Nov 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/595375

Inventors:

Michael P. Chekal - Brighton MI, US
Michael S. McClain - Ortonville MI, US
Dana G. Pelletier - Ortonville MI, US

International Classification:

A61M 16/00

US Classification:

12820426, 12820529

Abstract:

An oxygen delivery system includes first and second sieve beds configured to selectively receive a supply fluid and separate a substantially oxygen-rich fluid therefrom. A patient conduit having a patient outlet is in alternate selective fluid communication with the sieve beds. The system includes a breath-detection device in fluid communication with the patient conduit, configured to calculate a rate of breathing and to trigger, in response to a breath detection, an output of a predetermined volume of the substantially oxygen-rich fluid alternately from a respective one of the sieve beds. The system also includes a device configured to measure the output flow rate at predetermined intervals. The output, having a target flow rate and a flow rate, occurs during a respective dynamically adjusted patient oxygen delivery phase, which is dependent upon the target flow rate, the output flow rate, and/or the breathing rate.

US Patent:

20090214393, Aug 27, 2009

Filed:

Feb 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/070975

Inventors:

Michael P. Chekal - Brighton MI, US
Michael S. McClain - Ortonville MI, US
Dana G. Pelletier - Ortonville MI, US
Andrew M. Voto - Brighton MI, US

International Classification:

A62B 7/00
A61M 16/00

US Classification:

422120, 12820426

Abstract:

A method of generating an oxygen-enriched gas for a user via an oxygen generating system is disclosed herein. The oxygen generating system includes at least one sieve bed having a nitrogen-adsorption material disposed therein, the nitrogen-adsorption material being configured to adsorb nitrogen from a feed gas introduced thereto, thereby generating the oxygen-enriched gas therefrom. The at least one sieve bed has an internal gas pressure within a volume defined by the at least one sieve bed. The method includes measuring the internal sieve bed pressure, measuring an ambient atmospheric parameter, and detecting inhalation of the user. The method further includes selectively controlling, substantially in real time, delivery of the oxygen-enriched gas to the user based on at least one of the internal sieve bed gas pressure measurement, the ambient atmospheric parameter measurement, the inhalation detection, or combinations thereof.

US Patent:

20120180577, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Jan 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/005603

Inventors:

William Charles Steere - Grass Lake MI, US
Michael Scott McClain - Waterford MI, US
Thomas J. Bormann - Huntington NY, US

Assignee:

PALL CORPORATION - Port Washington NY

International Classification:

G01N 1/28
F04B 43/12

US Classification:

7386323, 417476

Abstract:

Filtration assemblies for use with peristaltic pumps, peristaltic pumps, systems including the assemblies and pumps, and methods of using the assemblies, pumps, and systems, are disclosed.