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[[File:Neelix isotropic restraint.jpg|thumb|An unconscious Neelix with a blood-gas infuser on the side of his head]]
A '''blood-gas infuser''' is a [[medicine|medical]] device used to supply a body with [[oxygen]].
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A '''blood-gas infuser''' was a [[medicine|medical]] device used to supply a body with [[oxygen]]. It could not, however, replace the function of the [[lung]]s on a long-term basis.
   
In [[2371]], [[the Doctor]] used a blood-gas infuser when [[Neelix]]'s lungs were removed by a [[Vidiian]]. ({{VOY|Phage}})
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In [[2371]], [[The Doctor]] used a blood-gas infuser when [[Neelix]]'s lungs were removed by a [[Vidiian]]. ({{VOY|Phage}})
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[[File:Blood-gas infuser concept art.jpg|thumb|Concept artwork of the blood-gas infuser, illustrated by [[Rick Sternbach]]]]
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== Background information ==
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This medical instrument was designed by [[Rick Sternbach]]. (''[[The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine]]'' issue #1, p. 72)
   
 
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Revision as of 02:52, 6 February 2016

File:Neelix isotropic restraint.jpg

An unconscious Neelix with a blood-gas infuser on the side of his head

A blood-gas infuser was a medical device used to supply a body with oxygen. It could not, however, replace the function of the lungs on a long-term basis.

In 2371, The Doctor used a blood-gas infuser when Neelix's lungs were removed by a Vidiian. (VOY: "Phage")

Blood-gas infuser concept art

Concept artwork of the blood-gas infuser, illustrated by Rick Sternbach

Background information

This medical instrument was designed by Rick Sternbach. (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine issue #1, p. 72)