Thomas A Block

US Patent:

8267081, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Feb 20, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/389802

Inventors:

Craig T. Flanagan - New York City NY, US
William S. Hurst - Burlington WI, US
Thomas A. Block - Lake Bluff IL, US
Haiming Wu - North Attleboro MA, US

Assignee:

Baxter International Inc. - Deerfield IL
Baxter Healthcare S.A. - Glattpark (Opfikon)

International Classification:

A61M 15/00

US Classification:

12820316, 12820312, 12820418, 12820512

Abstract:

A therapy utilizing inhaled anesthetic agents (such as desflurane, sevoflurane, isoflurane, or xenon) for the sedation of patients outside of the immediate perioperative space such as in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) and the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). The therapy includes controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents to patients undergoing ventilatory support on an ICU ventilator over extended periods of time. A system which provides for the delivery of anesthetic agents includes an anesthetic agent vaporizer element, an anesthetic agent reflector, and a plug-in cassette which contains both a cartridge housing liquid phase volatile anesthetic agent and an anesthetic vapor scrubbing medium.