Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for detecting breathing tube occlusion
- Patent Title (中): 呼吸管闭塞检测方法及系统
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Application No.: US11733438Application Date: 2007-04-10
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Publication No.: US07918226B2Publication Date: 2011-04-05
- Inventor: Jaron M. Acker , Andrew P. Levi , Andreas Tzanetakis
- Applicant: Jaron M. Acker , Andrew P. Levi , Andreas Tzanetakis
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP
- Main IPC: A61M11/00
- IPC: A61M11/00

Abstract:
A method for identifying an occlusion in a breathing tube of a ventilator system is disclosed herein. The method includes obtaining data related to a respiratory signal, transferring the data to a processor, and implementing the processor to evaluate the data in a manner adapted to automatically identify the presence of an occlusion in the breathing tube. A corresponding ventilator system is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080255467A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING BREATHING TUBE OCCLUSION Public/Granted day:2008-10-16
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