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Miniature Capnometer

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: National Institutes of Health
Contract: 1R43HL075938-01A2
Agency Tracking Number: HL075938
Amount: $113,339.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: PHS2005-2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Physical Optics Corporation 20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 GREGORY ZELTSER
 (310) 320-3088
 sutama@poc.com
Business Contact
 GORDON DREW
Phone: (310) 320-3088
Email: GDREW@POC.COM
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Capnometry - carbon dioxide monitoring - is widely used in both hospital and pre-hospital settings. Two types of infrared monitors, mainstream and side stream, are available. Both have multiple drawbacks, including addition of a dead space, slow system response, and erroneous readings caused by the presence of nitrous oxide and oxygen, as well as varying barometric pressure. Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Miniature Capnometer (MIC) to overcome the major shortcomings of the existing carbon dioxide monitors. MIC will be a miniature (2 mm in diameter), robust, and sensitive carbon dioxide monitor that fits easily into the endotracheal tube or into a sampling line of non-intubated patients. The device will be immune to interference from other gases exhaled by the patient, and to atmospheric pressure. POC's proposed MIC will have significantly high CC>2 sensitivity, resolution, and accuracy of monitoring. In addition, MIC will have one order of magnitude more selectivity and four to five times better response time than the state of the art devices. Phase I will culminate in a full proof-of-concept demonstration with an anesthesia system and an anesthesia mannequin.

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