This invention relates to a process through which intravenous fluids, blood, or artificial blood containing high-levels of mechanically-injected dissolved oxygen can be used to maintain appropriate oxygen levels in the venous blood and thereby provide short-term oxygenation support for compromised or trauma patients. In one aspect, there is provided a system and process for oxygenating a biological fluid for use in a compromised or a trauma subject in need of oxygenation support to maintain appropriate oxygen levels in the subject, the process comprising: supplying oxygen gas from an oxygen source; and dissolving an amount of the supplied oxygen into a biological fluid to obtain an oxygen enriched biological fluid.

The ingestible compositions system includes the co-production of orally-ingestible compositions usable as inhalable respiratory agents including delivery apparatus and related methods.

The ingestible compositions system includes the co-production of orally-ingestible compositions usable as inhalable respiratory agents including delivery apparatus and related methods.

An inhalation device, assembly or system can include a kit and a pharmaceutical composition. The device can be adapted for administering therapeutic aerosols to pediatric patients, including neonates, infants or toddlers. The device can further include a vibrating mesh aerosol generator that can be insertable into a flow channel of the inhalation device through a lateral opening, and a valved face mask. The device can be connectable to a gas source through which a gas, such as oxygen, can be received into the flow channel at a low flow rate.

Methods are provided for the treatment of RSV infections in young children. More specifically, methods are provided wherein polypeptides that bind F protein of hRSV and that neutralize RSV infection are administered to the lungs of young children at specific dose regimens.

A therapeutic device for treating one or more conditions associated with a user's nasal cavities, sinuses, and/or ear canals includes a housing having an opening, an acoustic vibrator within the housing that is operable to provide an acoustic vibration to the user, a fan within the housing that is operable to provide a pressure to the user and a power supply that provides power to the acoustic vibrator and the fan. A mask is connected to the housing at the opening and includes a nasal interface appliable around the nose of the user, a nasal chamber in which the user's nostrils are located and an aperture through which the fan delivers the pressure.

A mask configured to assist the respiration of a patient with a gas inlet port positioned to connect a gas supply to the mask and direct gas flow towards a patient's skin; a scattering chamber with an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports, the scattering chamber inlet port fluidly connected to the gas inlet port, and the plurality of outlet ports positioned to scatter the gas flow away from the patient's skin and towards the interior surface of the mask and a region between the patient's skin and the interior surface of the mask; and an outgas collector assembly connected adjacent the scattering chamber and positioned to collect an outgas emission expelled from the patient and eject the outgas emission from the mask.

An arrangement and a method for cardiopulmonary bypass is provided. The arrangement includes a reservoir configured to receive blood from the cardiotomy of a patient. An oxygenator receives the blood from the reservoir. An arterial connection is connected to the patient for supplying the blood from the oxygenator. A pump is provided for pumping the blood through the oxygenator to the arterial connection and the patient. The arrangement includes a supply device including a supply conduit attached to the reservoir. The supply device supplies a displacing gas to the reservoir via the supply conduit.

According to one aspect, there is provided a device (4) for providing supplemental oxygen to a subject (8), the device (4) comprising a subject interface (10) through which the subject (8) can inhale; a container (12) that has a first outlet (18) connected to the subject interface (10) to allow gas with an elevated oxygen level stored in the container (12) to be inhaled by the subject (8), a first inlet (24), and a material (15) for removing a specific gas from air passing through the container (12) to increase the oxygen content of the air passing through the container (12); and an air blower (14) that is connected to the first inlet (24) of the container (12) and that is configured to supply air into the container (12) as the subject (8) uses the device (4).

According to one aspect, there is provided a device (4) for providing supplemental oxygen to a subject (8), the device (4) comprising a subject interface (10) through which the subject (8) can inhale; a container (12) that has a first outlet (18) connected to the subject interface (10) to allow gas with an elevated oxygen level stored in the container (12) to be inhaled by the subject (8), a first inlet (24), and a material (15) for removing a specific gas from air passing through the container (12) to increase the oxygen content of the air passing through the container (12); and an air blower (14) that is connected to the first inlet (24) of the container (12) and that is configured to supply air into the container (12) as the subject (8) uses the device (4).