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Regulators have various applications outside of medicine as well, however those designed for oxygen supply applications may be manufactured to higher tolerances.\n\nPhoto by [link|https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/splorp\/5120354599|Grant Hutchinson][br]\nCreative Commons [link|https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/|BY-NC-ND 2.0]\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pressure_regulator|Wikipedia - Pressure Regulator]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Regulators are most commonly used in medicine to control the flow of oxygen to the patient. These can regulate both in and out pressures, with some regulators controlling the continuous pressure like on a CPAP machine, while others can control the vacuum chamber of a ventilator to pull air from the lungs. 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These can regulate both in and out pressures, with some regulators controlling the continuous pressure like on a CPAP machine, while others can control the vacuum chamber of a ventilator to pull air from the lungs. Regulators have various applications outside of medicine as well, however those designed for oxygen supply applications may be manufactured to higher tolerances.<\/p>\n\n<p>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/splorp\/5120354599\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Grant Hutchinson<\/a><br \/>Creative Commons <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"clearer\"><\/div><div class=\"headerContainer\"><a class=\"selfLink\" href=\"#Section_Additional_Information\" title=\"Link to this section\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span    class=\"fa-svg-icon\"><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" overflow=\"visible\"><!--! 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