Medical Gases

Carbon Dioxide is used for insufflation and can also be combined with oxygen or air for respiratory simulation.

Carbon Monoxide is used in trace amounts as an ingredient for testing how well the lungs exchange gases (lung diffusion testing).

Mixtures containing helium USP are used for the treatment of fixed partial upper obstruction or increased airway resistance, helping patients breathe easier. In its liquefied form it is used to help MRI machines reach a superconductance state to produce high-resolution images of the body without radiation exposure. 

Medical air USP is used in the ICU, NICU and PICU areas, and with pulmonary nebulizers to reduce the risk of excess oxygen in the lungs or other body tissue (hyperoxia) during mechanical ventilation or surgical procedures. 

Nitrogen NF is used in pre-flight lung testing to measure the response time of a person to a simulated aircraft cabin environment (hypoxic challenge testing), to power medical devices, as a cryogen to freeze and preserve blood, tissue, and other biological specimens, and to freeze and destroy diseased tissue in cryosurgery and dermatology. 

Nitrous Oxide USP is used in the healthcare industry as an adjunct to anesthesia and an analgesic. 

We provide USP grade oxygen and bulk oxygen storage equipment to medical facilities, for the prevention and treatment of insufficient oxygen in the blood (hypoxia and hypoxemia).