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6,910,482 Self-calibrating supplemental oxygen delivery system

6,484,721 Pneumatic Oxygen Conserving Device

6,289,890 Portable Rescue Breathing Device

5,896,854 Tracheal Gas Insufflation System 

5,136,852 Control Regulator and Delivery System for a Cryogenic Vessel



Oxygen Therapy and Devices

Characteristics of Demand Oxygen Delivery Systems: Maximum Output and Setting Recommendations Bliss PL, McCoy RW, Adams AB Respir Care 2004;49(2) 160-165

Patient Oxygen Therapy Survey  McCoy RW, Bliss PL, Valley Inspired Products March 2004

Frequently Asked Questions about Oxygen

Performance and Weight Comparisons of Portable Oxygen Systems Bliss PL, McCoy RW, presented at AARC Intl. Congress 2001

Performance of New Demand Oxygen Delivery Systems in a Simulation of Low Flow Oxygen Use. Bliss Pl, McCoy RW, presented at AARC Intl. Congress 2000.

Ambulatory Oxygen Therapy, Exercise, and Survival with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (The Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Trial Revisited) Thomas L Petty MD FAARC and, Peter L Bliss BME  Respir Care 2000;45(2):204-211

Comparison of Triggering Sensitivity in Demand Oxygen Delivery Systems. Bliss Pl, McCoy RW, presented at AARC Intl. Congress 1999.

A Bench Study of Demand Oxygen Delivery Systems and Continuous Flow Oxygen. Bliss PL, McCoy RW, Adams AB. Respiratory Care 1999;44(8):925-931

Concentrator Performance Reduction Due to Temperature and Humidity. Settlemyer B. 1995. revised 2000.

Oxygen Concentrators: How They Work.  Settlemyer B. 1995, revised 2000.


CPAP and BiLevel Devices

BiPAP Vision Ventilator Testing with Various Patient Interfaces

Performance of Auto-Titrating CPAP Devices in a Simulation of Varied Patient Breathing Bliss PL, Eiken T, McCoy RW, presented at AARC Intl. Congress 2001

Effects of Respiratory Impedance on the Performance of Bi-Level Pressure Ventilators Alexander B Adams MPH RRT, Peter L Bliss BME and John Hotchkiss MD Respiratory Care 2000;45(4):390-400

Comparison of Pressure Variation in Nasal CPAP Systems.  Bliss PL, McCoy RW, presented at AARC Intl. Congress 1999.

Tidal Volume, AutoPEEP and Inspiratory Time Response of Bi-Level Pressure Ventilators (BPV) to a Range of Impedance Conditions. Bliss PL, McCoy RW, Adams AB. presented at AARC Intl. Congress 1998.


Tracheal Gas Insufflation

TRACHEAL GAS INSUFFLATION (TGI) DURING LATE EXHALATIONREDUCES PaCO2 WHILE SPARING TGI GAS – AIRWAY EXPOSURE TIME. Alexander B. Adams RRT, Mary Stone RRT, Peter Bliss BME, Chris Carter M.D, presented at AARC Intl. Congress 2000

PARTIAL EXPIRATORY TRACHEAL GAS INSUFFLATION (TGI) REDUCES PaCO2 WHILE SPARING TGI-AIRWAY EXPOSURE Attwood J, McCoy R, Virag R, Bliss P. presented at AARC Intl. Congress 2000.


Effects of Tracheal Gas Insufflation and Tracheal Gas Exsufflation on Intrinsic Positive End-Expiratory Pressure and CO2 Elimination. Takahashi T, Bugedo G, Adams AB, Bliss PL, Marini JJ. Respiratory Care 1999;44(8):918-924


Spirometery

Bench Comparison of Four Spirometers Which Use Disposable Flow Transducers Bliss PL, Dirks AJ, McCoy RW, Adams AB, presented at AARC Intl. Congress 2001.