We are producing a custom medical device for the treatment of severe carbon monoxide poisoning. This new technology is supported by three US Patents, and further information regarding these patents can be found on other pages.
However, a detailed description of this product is included below.
This medical device is intended to be used in an emergency room, which is the acute care setting where individuals with severe carbon monoxide poisoning are first taken. The use of the product is based on the extracorporeal circulation of blood, which requires the placement of a double lumen central venous catheter. The placement of these types of central venous catheters is well within the ability of either an emergency medicine physician or an anesthesiologist.
Blood from the victim is then circulated outside of the body and through the medical device where the photodissociation of carboxyhemoglobin occurs such that the blood is cleared from the carbon monoxide.
The product consists of both non-disposable and disposable components. Examples of the non-disposable components include the computer control module, the set of lasers, the pump that circulates the blood, the pump that circulates the coolant, and a few other reusable elements.
However, the actual reaction chamber itself, the centrifugal blood pump head, and the associated tubing are all single use components, since human blood will be circulated through these elements. All single use pieces would be supplied as sterile components. Thus, and similar to any “single use” piece of medical equipment, like for example, a syringe or a hemodialysis cartridge, once used, it is disposed as a medical waste biohazard.
This means that the reaction chamber, the centrifugal blood pump head, as well as any and all tubing will need to be replaced with new and sterile pieces prior to a subsequent use of the invention.
Please see the webpage “CO Treatment Crash Cart” for a visual display of the product.
