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A phrenic nerve-actuated electronically controlled positive-pressure ventilator. 1987

E R Schertel, and D A Schneider, and D L Howard, and J F Green

We have constructed an electronically controlled positive-pressure ventilator actuated by phrenic neural activity for use in open-chested or paralyzed experimental animals for the study of breathing pattern. A Bird Mark 14 positive-pressure ventilator was modified such that flow is a linear function of a command signal. Flow is delivered by advancing an air valve with a servo-motor that is controlled by one of three different operational modes. In two of the modes, the difference between the electronic average of inspiratory phrenic activity (moving average) and a feedback signal determines the inspiratory flow. The feedback signal is derived from either tracheal pressure or an electronic measure of inspired volume. In the third mode, the moving average is differentiated to provide control of inspiratory flow and volume. Physiological flow profiles were created using all three operational modes. Integration of an air-valve position signal provides an electronic measure of tidal volume. An additional feature of this ventilator allows inspiratory flow and duration to be predetermined for a given breath.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010791 Phrenic Nerve The motor nerve of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve fibers originate in the cervical spinal column (mostly C4) and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm. Nerve, Phrenic,Nerves, Phrenic,Phrenic Nerves
D011175 Positive-Pressure Respiration A method of mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration, thus reducing the shunting of blood through the lungs and improving gas exchange. Positive End-Expiratory Pressure,Positive-Pressure Ventilation,End-Expiratory Pressure, Positive,End-Expiratory Pressures, Positive,Positive End Expiratory Pressure,Positive End-Expiratory Pressures,Positive Pressure Respiration,Positive Pressure Ventilation,Positive-Pressure Respirations,Positive-Pressure Ventilations,Pressure, Positive End-Expiratory,Pressures, Positive End-Expiratory,Respiration, Positive-Pressure,Respirations, Positive-Pressure,Ventilation, Positive-Pressure,Ventilations, Positive-Pressure
D004285 Dogs The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065) Canis familiaris,Dog
D004558 Electric Stimulation Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses. Stimulation, Electric,Electrical Stimulation,Electric Stimulations,Electrical Stimulations,Stimulation, Electrical,Stimulations, Electric,Stimulations, Electrical
D004582 Electronics, Medical The research and development of ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES for such medical applications as diagnosis, therapy, research, anesthesia control, cardiac control, and surgery. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Medical Electronics
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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