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No
The device description details standard sensor technology and calculations based on established physiological equations (modified Weir equation). There is no mention of AI, ML, or any learning algorithms used for data processing or parameter determination. Performance studies focus on accuracy against reference methods, not on training or validation of AI/ML models.
No.
The device measures metabolic parameters to help physicians plan optimal nutrition regimes, but it does not directly treat or mitigate a disease or condition.
Yes
The device is indicated for the "precise and direct measurement of oxygen uptake (VO2), carbon dioxide excretion (VCO2), resting energy expenditure (REE) and respiratory quotient (RQ)" to allow the physician to "plan and monitor an optimal nutrition regime." This fits the definition of a diagnostic device as it measures physiological parameters to aid in patient management and treatment planning.
No
The device description explicitly states that the device consists of two main components: an analyzer unit (hardware with sensors and flowmeter) and a computer running software. The software works in conjunction with the hardware to process data from the sensors. Therefore, it is not a software-only medical device.
Based on the provided information, this device is not an IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic).
Here's why:
- IVD Definition: In Vitro Diagnostics are medical devices intended for use in vitro for the examination of specimens, including blood, tissue, and urine, derived from the human body, to provide information for diagnostic, monitoring, or compatibility purposes.
- Device Function: The NICU V'O2 device measures physiological parameters (oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide excretion, energy expenditure, respiratory quotient) directly from the patient's inspired and expired breath. It does not analyze specimens derived from the human body in vitro.
- Measurement Method: The device uses sensors to analyze the composition and flow of gases in the patient's breathing circuit. This is a direct measurement from the patient, not an in vitro analysis of a biological sample.
Therefore, while this device is a medical device used for patient monitoring and management, it does not fit the definition of an In Vitro Diagnostic.
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Intended Use / Indications for Use
The device is indicated for use in mechanically ventilated neonate, infant and pediatic patients where the precise and direct measurement of oxygen uptake (VO2), carbon dioxide excretion (VCO2), resting energy expenditure (REE) and respiratory quotient (RQ) will allow the attending physician to plan and monitor an optimal nutrition regime for the patient in terms of substrate composition and utilization.
Applications
The NICU V'O2 device is a non-invasive indirect calorimeter for use in clinical and/or research applications for determination of metabolic parameters by measuring expired gas composition (oxygen and carbon dioxide) and volume.
The device is intended for use by qualified medical staff in professional healthcare facilities.
Product codes (comma separated list FDA assigned to the subject device)
BZL
Device Description
The NICU V'O2 device is an indirect calorimeter that allows accurate and precise quantification of oxygen consumption (V'O2), carbon dioxide excretion (V'CO2), resting energy expenditure (REE, the number of calories consumed per day) and respiratory quotient (RQ, the ratio of V'CO2 to V'O2) in mechanically ventilated patients. Patients include neonate, infant and pediatric patients with a body weight from 0.5 kg, low minute ventilation, high respiratory rate, and receiving fluctuating and/or elevated inspiratory oxygen concentrations.
The device functions by measuring oxygen concentration (using laser diode sensor technology) and carbon dioxide concentration (using NDIR infrared sensor technology) in inspired and expired gas as well as inspiratory flow. The inspiratory flowmeter (differential pressure type pneumotach) is attached at the patient inspiratory outlet of the ventilator. An inspiratory gas sample line is connected to the inspiratory limb of the patient breathing circuit, and an expiratory gas sample line is connected to the ventilator exhaust. The device automatically alternates between these two sample points.
Oxygen consumption is determined by comparing the amounts of oxygen in inspired and expired gas, and carbon dioxide excretion is determined by comparing the amounts of carbon dioxide in expired and inspired gas, respectively, per unit of time. These amounts are calculated from the primary measurements of oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations and gas flow.
The resting energy expenditure (or resting metabolic rate), which is defined as the number of calories the body expends daily during resting conditions, is calculated from the values of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide excretion using the modified Weir equation:
REE = (V'O2 x 3.941 + V'CO2 x 1.106) x 1440 kcal x min / (day x L)
Respiratory Quotient is calculated as the ratio of carbon dioxide produced by the patient to oxygen consumed by the patient.
The duration of measurement can be from tens of minutes to 24 hours, partly because the inspiratory flowmeter only sees dry gas and therefore does not significantly change calibration over time.
The device consists of two main components. An analyzer unit to which the patient is connected via gas sample and flowmeter pressure lines, and a computer running the dedicated software application under the Windows operating system. The software application works in conjunction with the hardware, and the computer presents in real time measured signals and computed physiological parameters, both as numeric and graphical data. The computer is the main control interface for the ICU staff using the device and offers options for offline data management.
The device is powered through an external medical AC/DC power supply.
Mentions image processing
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Mentions AI, DNN, or ML
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Input Imaging Modality
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Anatomical Site
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Indicated Patient Age Range
neonate, infant and pediatric patients
Intended User / Care Setting
qualified medical staff in professional healthcare facilities.
Description of the training set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol
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Description of the test set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol
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Summary of Performance Studies (study type, sample size, AUC, MRMC, standalone performance, key results)
Bench Testing: A comprehensive in vitro performance test was conducted to determine the accuracy of the V'O2 and V'CO2 measurements and derived parameters at varying VO2 and ventilator settings. A lung simulator was used as a reliable reference technique (gold standard) to quantitatively establish accuracy and reliability of the device. Simulated V'O2 and V'CO2 were varied by infusion of a certified gas mixture (50% O2/50% CO2) into an artificial lung circuit (silicone bellows) at a constant rate, comparing measured with simulated V'O2 and V'CO2 within a matrix of varying metabolic rate, tidal volume (peak pressure above PEEP), respiratory rate, and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2, normoxic and hyperoxic mixtures). Respiratory parameters were changed via settings on an infant ventilator driving the lung simulator. Conclusion: Bench testing has shown that this device Can measure V'O2, V'CO2 and derived RQ and REE with
§ 868.1730 Oxygen uptake computer.
(a)
Identification. An oxygen uptake computer is a device intended to compute the amount of oxygen consumed by a patient and may include components for determining expired gas volume and composition.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).
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September 4, 2020
Innovision ApS % H. Jenkins Regulatory Affairs Consultant Wood Burditt Group 10 E. Scranton Ave., Ste. 201 Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044
Re: K190561
Trade/Device Name: Nicu V'02 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 868.1730 Regulation Name: Oxygen Uptake Computer Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: BZL Dated: July 31, 2020 Received: August 3, 2020
Dear H. Jenkins:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
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Enclosure
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Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K190561
Device Name NICU V'O2
Indications for Use (Describe)
The device is indicated for use in mechanically ventilated neonate, infant and pediatic patients where the precise and direct measurement of oxygen uptake (VO2), carbon dioxide excretion (VCO2), resting energy expenditure (REE) and respiratory quotient (RQ) will allow the attending physician to plan and monitor an optimal nutrition regime for the patient in terms of substrate composition and utilization.
Applications
The NICU V'O2 device is a non-invasive indirect calorimeter for use in clinical and/or research applications for determination of metabolic parameters by measuring expired gas composition (oxygen and carbon dioxide) and volume.
The device is intended for use by qualified medical staff in professional healthcare facilities.
Population studied
Clinical testing has been performed in intubated, mechanically ventilated neonates and infants with ability to tolerate brief interruptions in the ventilatory circuit when connecting and disconnecting the device.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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510(k) Summary
1. Applicant Information
Name: | COSMED Nordic ApS |
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Address: | Lucernemarken 23, DK-5260 Odense S, DENMARK |
Phone number: | (+45) 65 95 91 00 |
Contact person(s): | Peter Clemensen (CEO - Nordic) - pc@cosmed.com |
Karen Hvid Ipsen (Director QA/RA - Nordic) - ki@cosmed.com | |
Type of Submission: | Traditional 510(k) |
Submission Number: | K190561 |
Date of preparation: | February 22, 2019 |
Date of revision: | August 27, 2020 |
Submitter (US Agent): | The Wood Burditt Group |
10 E. Scranton Ave., Suite 201 | |
Lake Bluff, IL 60044 | |
(847) 234-7500 | |
Contact person: H. Carl Jenkins - hcienkins@woodburditt.com |
2. Device Name and Classification
Trade Name: | NICU V'O2 |
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Common or Usual Name: | Indirect calorimeter |
Regulatory Class: | Class II |
Classification Name: | Oxygen uptake computer |
(21 CFR 868.1730, Product Code BZL. Panel: Anesthesiology) |
3. Identification of Legally Marketed Predicate Devices
Primary Predicate | |
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Device: | MedGraphics Express Series |
Manufacturer: | Medical Graphics Corporation (Now MGC Diagnostics) |
510(k) number: | K070858 |
Secondary Predicate No. 1 | |
Device: | Innocor (incl. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Option) |
Manufacturer: | Innovision ApS (same as applicant) |
510(k) number(s) | K051907, K071911 and K083879 |
Secondary Predicate No. 2 | |
Device: | REEVUE Indirect Calorimeter (Model: 8100) |
Manufacturer: | KORR Medical Technologies, Inc. |
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510(k) number: | K021490 |
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Reference method | |
Device: | Douglas Bag (Gold Standard) |
Manufacturer: | N/A |
510(k) number: | N/A |
4. Device Description
The NICU V'O2 device is an indirect calorimeter that allows accurate and precise quantification of oxygen consumption (V'O2), carbon dioxide excretion (V'CO2), resting energy expenditure (REE, the number of calories consumed per day) and respiratory quotient (RQ, the ratio of V'CO2 to V'O2) in mechanically ventilated patients. Patients include neonate, infant and pediatric patients with a body weight from 0.5 kg, low minute ventilation, high respiratory rate, and receiving fluctuating and/or elevated inspiratory oxygen concentrations.
The device functions by measuring oxygen concentration (using laser diode sensor technology) and carbon dioxide concentration (using NDIR infrared sensor technology) in inspired and expired gas as well as inspiratory flow. The inspiratory flowmeter (differential pressure type pneumotach) is attached at the patient inspiratory outlet of the ventilator. An inspiratory gas sample line is connected to the inspiratory limb of the patient breathing circuit, and an expiratory gas sample line is connected to the ventilator exhaust. The device automatically alternates between these two sample points.
Oxygen consumption is determined by comparing the amounts of oxygen in inspired and expired gas, and carbon dioxide excretion is determined by comparing the amounts of carbon dioxide in expired and inspired gas, respectively, per unit of time. These amounts are calculated from the primary measurements of oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations and gas flow.
The resting energy expenditure (or resting metabolic rate), which is defined as the number of calories the body expends daily during resting conditions, is calculated from the values of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide excretion using the modified Weir equation:
$$REE = \left(V'O_2 \times 3.941 + V'CO_2 \times 1.106\right) \times 1440 ,\frac{kcal \cdot min}{day \cdot L}$$
Respiratory Quotient is calculated as the ratio of carbon dioxide produced by the patient to oxygen consumed by the patient.
1 Initially described by Gordon Douglas in Proceedings Of The Physiological Society, March 18, 1911 "A method for determining the total respiratory exchange in man".
Reviewed e.g. by Shephard, Eur J Appl Physiol (2017) 117:381–387: "Open-circuit respirometry: a brief historical review of the use of Douglas bags and chemical analyzers''.
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The duration of measurement can be from tens of minutes to 24 hours, partly because the inspiratory flowmeter only sees dry gas and therefore does not significantly change calibration over time.
The device consists of two main components. An analyzer unit to which the patient is connected via gas sample and flowmeter pressure lines, and a computer running the dedicated software application under the Windows operating system. The software application works in conjunction with the hardware, and the computer presents in real time measured signals and computed physiological parameters, both as numeric and graphical data. The computer is the main control interface for the ICU staff using the device and offers options for offline data management.
The device is powered through an external medical AC/DC power supply.
ട്. Indications for Use Statement
The device is indicated for use in mechanically ventilated neonate, infant and pediatric patients where the precise and direct measurement of oxygen uptake (V'O2), carbon dioxide excretion (V'CO2), resting energy expenditure (REE) and respiratory quotient (RQ) will allow the attending physician to plan and monitor an optimal nutrition regime for the patient in terms of substrate composition and utilization.
Applications
The NICU V'O2 device is a non-invasive indirect calorimeter for use in clinical and/or research applications for determination of metabolic parameters by measuring expired gas composition (oxygen and carbon dioxide) and volume.
The device is intended for use by qualified medical staff in professional healthcare facilities.
Population studied
Clinical testing has been performed in intubated, mechanically ventilated neonates and infants with ability to tolerate brief interruptions in the ventilatory circuit when connecting and disconnecting the device.
6. Comparison of Technological Characteristics
MedGraphics Express Series Equivalence
The MedGraphics Express Series (MedGraphics device) has been chosen as primary predicate because of similarities to the new NICU V'O2 device in its intended use/indications for use. They are both intended for indirect calorimetry and determination of metabolic parameters for nutritional assessment of ventilated patients. They both measure oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide excretion (VCO2) and compute the respiratory quotient (RQ) and the resting energy expenditure (REE) using the Weir equation. The MedGraphics device may also be used for spontaneously breathing patients contrary to the NICU V'O2. There are also minor technological dissimilarities in the oxygen sensor type used to determine O2 concentrations and in gas collection principles in the two devices. These differences are covered by the secondary predicates.
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Innocor Model INN00010 Predecessor Device Equivalence
The Innocor Model INN00010 (Innocor device) actively marketed in the US by applicant as a CPX system has been included as a secondary predicate both for the indications for use which include measurements of VO2, V'CO2 and RO and because the oxygen sensor technology and flow measurement principle in this legally marketed device are identical to those of the new NICU V'O2 device. Like the primary predicate, Innocor uses the breath-by-breath gas exchange method. Innocor has not been selected as the primary predicate since it is not intended for ventilated patients or neonates/infants and does not compute REE from the metabolic parameters.
REEVUE Indirect Calorimeter Equivalence
The REEVUE Indirect Calorimeter (REEVUE device) has been selected as an additional secondary predicate because of similarities in intended use/indications for use and technologies, and to demonstrate that the mixing box principle has been applied instead of the breath-bybreath principle for an indirect calorimeter that is legally marketed. This device, however, does not measure CO2 as do the other predicates but instead assumes a constant RO (ratio of V'CO2 to VO2). Besides, the REEVUE device is only indicated for spontaneously breathing patients where supplementary oxygen is not being given.
Reference method
The Douglas Bag, where expired gas from the patient is collected in a non-diffusing gas bag over time and subsequently analyzed for volume and composition, is considered the gold standard for respiratory gas exchange and hence estimation of energy expenditure (indirect calorimetry). It has been included as a reference method because, in addition to bench testing, it has been used to validate the NICU VO2 in an animal model and in a clinical performance test in patients.
Substantial Equivalence Comparison Matrix / Summary of Technological Characteristics
The technological characteristics of the new NICU V'O2 device are compared to those of the predicate devices below. Intended use/indications for use are based on the 510(k) summaries for the devices, whereas data on technological characteristics is obtained partly from product information from product data sheets and websites etc.
Specification | Subject device | Predicate Devices | ||
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NICU V'O2 | Primary | |||
MedGraphics Express | Secondary No. 1 | |||
Innocor INN00010 | Secondary No. 2 | |||
REEVUE IC | ||||
510(k) Number | Proposed device | K070858 | K071911 | K021490 |
Product code | BZL | BZL | BZL | |
DQK | BZL | |||
Class | Class II | Identical | Identical | Identical |
Intended Use | Indirect calorimetry | Indirect calorimetry | ||
& cardiopulmonary | ||||
function testing | Cardiopulmonary | |||
function testing | Indirect calorimetry | |||
Specification | Subject device | Predicate Devices | ||
NICU V'O2 | Primary | |||
MedGraphics Express | Secondary No. 1 | |||
Innocor INN00010 | Secondary No. 2 | |||
REEVUE IC | ||||
The NICU V'O2 device is | ||||
a non-invasive indirect | ||||
calorimeter intended for | ||||
use in clinical and/or | ||||
research applications for | ||||
determination of metabolic | ||||
parameters by measuring | ||||
expired gas composition | ||||
(oxygen and carbon | ||||
dioxide) and volume. | MedGraphics Express | |||
Series is intended for | ||||
medical applications | ||||
requiring a non-invasive | ||||
assessment of the | ||||
cardiopulmonary | ||||
response to exercise or | ||||
measurement of energy | ||||
expenditure using | ||||
indirect calorimetry. | Innocor's | |||
cardiopulmonary | ||||
exercise testing option is | ||||
intended to measure | ||||
oxygen uptake | ||||
(metabolic rate) and | ||||
related parameters to | ||||
objectively and non- | ||||
invasively assess cardiac | ||||
and pulmonary function | ||||
at rest and during | ||||
exercise. | The device is intended for | |||
use in clinical and | ||||
research applications to | ||||
measure oxygen uptake. | ||||
Target patient | ||||
population | Neonate to pediatric. | |||
Mechanically | ||||
ventilated. | No documentation | |||
contained in 510(k) | ||||
summary. Inferred | ||||
from datasheet: | ||||
Pediatric to adult. | ||||
Mechanically venti- | ||||
lated and spontane- | ||||
ously breathing. | Pediatric to adult. | |||
Spontaneously | ||||
breathing. | Pediatric to adult | |||
Device not compatible | ||||
with mechanical | ||||
ventilation or patients | ||||
on supplemental | ||||
oxygen. | ||||
Target users | Prescription use only. | Identical | Identical | Identical |
Patient interface | No patient contact. | |||
Distal sensors inserted | ||||
in breathing circuit. | No patient contact | |||
(in mechanical | ||||
ventilation mode). | ||||
Proximal sensors. | Mouthpiece or mask. | |||
Proximal sensors. | Mouthpiece or mask. | |||
Proximal | ||||
unidirectional | ||||
breathing valves and | ||||
distal sensors. | ||||
Parameters | V'O2 | Identical | V'O2 | V'O2 |
V'CO2 | V'CO2 | V'CO2 not determined | ||
RQ | RQ | RQ not determined | ||
REE | REE not calculated | REE | ||
Operating principle | Mixing box / | Breath-by-breath / | Breath-by-breath / | Mixing box / |
Inspiratory flow | ||||
measurement | Proximal flow | |||
measurement | Proximal flow | |||
measurement | Expiratory flow | |||
measurement | ||||
Inspiratory and | ||||
expiratory O2 and CO2 | ||||
measurement (Side- | ||||
stream) | Proximal O2 and CO2 | |||
measurement (Side- | ||||
stream) | Proximal O2 and CO2 | |||
measurement (Side- | ||||
stream) | Expiratory O2 | |||
measurement (Side- | ||||
stream inside of | ||||
equipment). | ||||
Ambient (inspired) O2 | ||||
concentration assumed | ||||
20.93%. | ||||
REE: Modified Weir | ||||
Equation using | ||||
measured O2 and CO2. | No documentation | |||
contained in 510(k) | ||||
summary. | REE not calculated. | Similar - However, | ||
CO2 not measured. | ||||
REE calculation based | ||||
on assumed RQ of | ||||
0.83. | ||||
Oxygen sensor | ||||
specification: | Laser diode absorption | |||
spectroscopy | Galvanic cell | Laser diode absorp- | ||
tion spectroscopy | Galvanic fuel cell | |||
Specification | Subject device | Predicate Devices | ||
NICU V'O2 | Primary | |||
MedGraphics Express | Secondary No. 1 | |||
Innocor INN00010 | Secondary No. 2 | |||
REEVUE IC | ||||
Carbon dioxide | ||||
sensor specification: | Non-dispersive IR | |||
spectroscopy | Non-dispersive IR | |||
spectroscopy | Photoacoustic IR | |||
spectroscopy | None | |||
Flow sensor | ||||
specification: | Type: Differential | |||
pressure pneumotach | ||||
(Mesh screen type) | Type: Differential | |||
pressure pneumotach | ||||
(Bidirectional pitot | ||||
tube) | Type: Differential | |||
pressure pneumotach | ||||
(Mesh screen type) | Type: Differential | |||
pressure pneumotach | ||||
(Fixed orifice) | ||||
Clinical | Validated by bench | |||
testing, in an animal | ||||
model and in patients. | ||||
Reference method: | ||||
Douglas bag. | No data submitted. | Validated by bench | ||
testing. | Validated by bench | |||
testing and in patients. | ||||
Reference method: | ||||
Douglas bag. |
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7. Non-Clinical Performance Data to Establish Equivalence
The NICU V'O2 device has been thoroughly tested through non-clinical performance testing and validation that establishes equivalence. The following validation testing was applied to the development of the system as summarized in the following: Performance verification against bench top simulator and animal comparative testing.
Bench Testing
A comprehensive in vitro performance test was conducted to determine the accuracy of the V O2 and VCO2 measurements and derived parameters at varying VO2 and ventilator settings.
A lung simulator was used as a reliable reference technique (gold standard) to quantitatively establish accuracy and reliability of the device. In this technique, simulated V'O2 and V'CO2 can be varied by infusion of a certified gas mixture (50% O2/50% CO2) into an artificial lung circuit (silicone bellows) at a constant rate, comparing measured with simulated V'O2 and V'CO2 within a matrix of varying metabolic rate, tidal volume (peak pressure above PEEP), respiratory rate, and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2, normoxic and hyperoxic mixtures). Respiratory parameters were changed via settings on an infant ventilator driving the lung simulator.
Infusion was provided by means of a mass flow controller.
As the volumetric flow rate of CO2 from the test gas directly represents true VCO2 at standard temperature and pressure, it can be assessed how accurately the measured VCO2 resembles the known reference flow. Similarly, a precisely-known flow of O2 (with zero N2 content) is utilized to simulate a negative V'O2 (i.e. O2 production). Since the CO2 and O2 fractions in the test gas are chosen to be equal, the reference RQ is equal to -1.
In conclusion, bench testing has shown that this device Can measure V'O2, V'CO2 and derived RQ and REE with