Respiratory Gas Analysis

Buxco's digital respiratory gas analyzer compares gas (oxygen and carbon dioxide) concentrations downstream of a studied subject to those upstream of the subject. Differences due to respiration are used to calculate VO2, VCO2, Respiratory Quotient (the ratio of VCO2 to VO2), and Metabolic Rate

Four-channel gas analyzer measures VO2, VCO2, Respiratory Quotient (RQ), and Metabolic Rate.

Buxco's product works with FinePointe™ Research Suite or BioSystem XA software and our Whole Body Plethysmography systems, offering the following benefits:

  • Collect flow derived parameters and metabolism at the same time. Use with telemetry to collect cardiovascular and other parameters. All data appear in one combined table
  • Expose subjects to ambient air or custom gas mixtures e.g. hypercapnic, hypoxic
  • Built-in pressure and humidity compensation
  • Easy, automated calibration
  • Each analyzer supports the simultaneous study of one to four chambers/ subjects
  • Easily add more analyzers
  • Add urine collection for a more complete metabolic rate analysis
The digital gas analyzer can be added to most existing whole body plethysmography systems running FinePointe software or BioSystem XA version 2.10 or later.


Options and accessories

Gas mixer O2/CO2 analyzer Gas regulator






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