Provided herein are fire safety face masks and systems comprising the same for displacing excessive oxygen away from a surgical area. The face mask comprises a body portion, an exhalation conduit fluidly connected to the body portion and an in-flow tubing in a fluidly connecting relationship with the body portion. The fire safety face mask may further comprise a gas sampling port disposed on the body portion to facilitate monitoring of inspired and exhaled gases via a multi-gas analyzer. Also provided are methods for preventing fires in an operating theater during a surgical procedure utilizing the fire safety masks and systems disclosed herein.

A medical carbon monoxide generator provides for a solid carbon material that may be heated at substantially normal atmospheric pressure to provide a source of medical quality carbon monoxide. The heating source may be an electrical filament or laser controllable by a microcontroller to provide accurate delivery rates and amounts. In one embodiment, a replaceable cartridge holding the carbon material may be used.

A medical carbon monoxide generator provides for a solid carbon material that may be heated at substantially normal atmospheric pressure to provide a source of medical quality carbon monoxide. The heating source may be an electrical filament or laser controllable by a microcontroller to provide accurate delivery rates and amounts. In one embodiment, a replaceable cartridge holding the carbon material may be used.

A device for disinfecting an air flow, comprising a hollow body having an axis A, a side wall and two base walls provided with internal reflective surfaces, an inlet opening and an outlet opening formed in the respective base walls and at least one source of UV-C radiation disposed within the hollow body, and a helical-shaped deflector axially housed in the hollow body; wherein the hollow body is cylindrical and an outer edge of the deflector cooperates substantially sealingly with the inner surface of the side wall of the hollow body so as to define with said side wall a helical conduit traversed by the entire flow. The device may be used in assisted ventilation systems to disinfect the air exhaled by a patient.

Systems and devices preferably provided as a kit with multiple components, and methods of use, for responding to toxic cane toad poisoning in animals.

A system for detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a medical facility includes at least one VOC sensor configured to sense VOCs in ambient air of the medical facility; and a controller electrically connected to the at least one VOC sensor. The controller is configured to: receive and process signals from the at least one VOC sensor; determine a concentration of at least one VOC in ambient air proximate to the at least one VOC sensor based on the received and processed signals; compare the determined concentration of the at least one VOC to a threshold value to determine when the detected concentration exceeds the threshold value; and provide an alarm when the detected concentration of the at least one VOC exceeds the threshold value.

Systems and methods are provided for detecting unacceptable accelerations by an anesthetic vaporizer, such as due to drops and mishandling. In one embodiment, a method for an anesthetic vaporizer comprises determining a quantitative acceleration of the anesthetic vaporizer based on acceleration vectors measured by an accelerometer coupled within the anesthetic vaporizer, and outputting an alert responsive to the quantitative acceleration exceeding an acceleration threshold. In this way, drop-related degradation may be identified in a timely fashion.

The present specification, in some embodiments, describes a personal wear device that direct the flow of air away from a person's face, reducing or blocking the flow of infectious pathogens towards a patient's naso-oral area thus reducing the risk of inhalation of infectious or noxious pathogens. In another embodiment, the present specification describes a personal air management mask system for use by a patient for reducing or preventing exposure to and inhalation of infected aerosol during a medical procedure.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of medical devices, and in particular to a method for leak testing in a circuit of a medical device, a device, and a storage medium, the circuit including a reservoir bag, the method including: pressurizing the circuit; determining a compliance characteristic of the reservoir bag; stopping pressurizing the circuit, and determining a wait time of the circuit on the basis of the compliance characteristic of the reservoir bag; and determining a change in gas pressure in the circuit before and after the wait time, thereby testing whether the circuit is leaking.