Respiratory Gas Supply Means Enters Mouth Or Tracheotomy Incision Patents (Class 128/207.14)
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Patent number: 11988220Abstract: A volute assembly includes a volute body, a cover plate, and a seal. The volute body includes a top plate, a side plate protruding axially from an edge of the top plate, a cavity formed by the top plate and the side plate, and an exhaust duct disposed on the side plate and communicating with the cavity. The side plate includes a first bottom edge and a plurality of clamping blocks disposed at intervals on the first bottom edge. The cover plate includes a bottom plate and an annular sleeve surrounding the bottom plate. The annular sleeve includes a second bottom edge and a flange protruding from the second bottom edge. The flange includes a plurality of buckles disposed at intervals. The seal is disposed around the annular sleeve and is supported by the flange. The side plate is matched with the annular sleeve in shape.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: ZHONGSHAN BROAD-OCEAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanhu Lin, Miao Zhang, Liewei Guo, Hongbin Wang, Jianwei Zha, Zhihan Wu
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Patent number: 11980728Abstract: A radiopaque balloon with a composite wall having a radiopaque adhesive affixing inner and outer layers of the balloon. The radiopaque adhesive provides a radiographic image of the balloon wall with or without the use of radiopaque contract media to inflate the balloon. A radiographically fainter image is provided as the balloon is inflated with well-defined edges of a balloon image, and the total radiopacity of the balloon does not change as the balloon is inflated. Also, a method of imaging a balloon wall and a method of imaging a radiopaque adhesive between two layers of a balloon wall are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.Inventor: Richard K. Elton
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Patent number: 11975146Abstract: The invention relates to a positioning sputum suction laryngeal mask. The positioning sputum suction laryngeal mask comprises a mask body and a mask body tube, wherein the mask body comprises a mask body bottom plate and a mask main body arranged on the mask body bottom plate, a central region in the mask main body is provided with a mask body cavity communicated with the mask body tube, a stomach decompression tube corresponding to the stomach mouth is arranged on the back side of the mask body bottom plate, and the stomach decompression tube is isolated from the mask body cavity through the mask body bottom plate. The positioning sputum suction laryngeal mask also comprises a connection suction mechanism capable of realizing negative pressure suction in a gas supply process.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: WUXI HOLY NOAH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Dongxiao Huang, Jun Zhou, Hong Gao, Tiegang Wei, Jun Wang, Zhentian Xiong, Qian Wang, Leibo Zhang
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Patent number: 11975145Abstract: An endo-tracheal catheter for use in an anesthetic procedure comprises a catheter tube to be inserted into the trachea of a patient, the catheter tube having a tubular wall defining an inner lumen for guiding a gaseous flow, and a connection piece which defines a chamber in fluid connection with the catheter tube and comprising a port for connecting a detection device to the endo-tracheal catheter for detecting at least one substance in the gaseous flow flowing through the catheter tube. An insert tube is received in the inner lumen of the catheter tube for guiding the gaseous flow through the catheter tube and/or a coating covers the tubular wall at a side facing the inner lumen for guiding the gaseous flow through the catheter tube.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbHInventors: Michael Becker, Dieter Pruss
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Patent number: 11975148Abstract: Intubation devices and methods of intubating a patient are provided. The intubation devices include a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) component having a mask portion and a tube portion and an endotracheal tube (ETT) component positioned in the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) component having a translatable and/or rotatable endotracheal tube. The endotracheal tube can be translated and/or rotated by a manipulation rod extending through the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) component and mounted to the endotracheal tube (ETT). The intubation devices may include inflatable cuffs adapted to manipulate the positioning or orientation of the endotracheal tube and/or to seal openings about the endotracheal tubes. Various ports, passages, and conduits are provided to enhance the use and manipulation of the intubation device.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Epic Airway Systems, Inc.Inventors: Sridhar R. Musuku, Divya Cherukupalli
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Patent number: 11953148Abstract: The mouth mount of the present specification discloses an assembly for using a POV camera by means of a mouth. The mouth mount includes a bite portion and a mount portion. The bite portion of the mouth mount enable stabilization of the mount and camera while in use. Further, increased ventilation allows a user to breathe easier as compared to prior known similar products.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Chronos X LLCInventor: Benjamin Hilliard
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Patent number: 11944760Abstract: Refreshing stylets, catheter systems, and methods thereof are disclosed. The refreshing stylet can be configured to fit within a lumen of a catheter such as hemodialysis catheter. The refreshing stylet can include an elongated hollow body having a proximal portion coupled to a needleless connector, a distal portion ending in a distal tip, an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a side hole. The exterior surface can be coated with a sustained-release formulation including one or more anti-thrombotic agents. The sustained-release formulation can be configured to contact a luminal surface of the catheter and prevent thrombus formation thereon. The side hole can be configured to provide a locking solution to the lumen of the catheter for locking the catheter between uses.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.Inventor: Niki Hale
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Patent number: 11938270Abstract: An endotracheal tube comprises a main lumen for delivering a breathing gas into a lung of a patient, and a cuff, mounted at a distal end of the endotracheal tube, to be located in the subglottal region of the patient. The endotracheal tube also comprises a cuff inflation lumen for inflating the cuff, and at least three additional lumens, other than the main lumen and the cuff inflation lumen, configured for delivering liquid to the subglottal region, for suctioning liquid from the subglottal region, and for venting the subglottal region.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Hospitech Respiration Ltd.Inventor: Shai Efrati
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Patent number: 11938271Abstract: An endotracheal tube holder device is provided for securely holding an endotracheal tube to a patient during intubation. The tube holder device includes a support rail placed above a lip of a patient. An auxiliary clip is coupled to the support rail and slidably movable along the length of the support rail for holding an accessory device relative to the patient's face. The auxiliary clip includes both a horizontal accessory holder and a vertical accessory holder to releasably retain the accessory device horizontally and vertically, respectively. A tube fastener is coupled to the support rail and includes a tube holder base, an adjustment clip coupled to the tube bolder base for laterally repositioning the tube holder base along the support rail, and a securement tie. The securement tie may be wrapped around a portion of the endotracheal tube to secure the tube to the tube holder base.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATEDInventors: Douglas Drew, Daniel P. Dwyer, Christopher S. Jackson
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Patent number: 11931516Abstract: A patient interface comprises an opening for receiving a flow of gas from a conduit and an adaptable connector system for connecting at least two different types of conduit with the opening. The adaptable connector is permanently mounted with the patient interface so it cannot be lost and is able to swing into alignment with the opening, thereby providing a different connection end to be compatible with a second or further type of conduit connection end.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITEDInventors: Grant Leigh Nelson, Carsten Ma On Wong Corazza
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Patent number: 11918380Abstract: A minimally invasive examination device for assisting in the positioning of an interventional instrument in the body of a patient. The device allows improved positioning of an interventional instrument in the body of a patient. The device comprises: a coupling element on which at least one first sensor is arranged and that is coupled to a proximal end of the interventional instrument, as a result of which the first sensor is connected to the interventional instrument (16) via the coupling element, a signal detection and processing device that is connected to the first sensor in a wireless or wired manner so as to transmit signals, wherein the signal detection and processing device (20, 34) is designed to process the signals from the first sensor, and a display device that is designed to visually display processing results from the signal detection and processing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Surag Medical GmbH.Inventors: Alfredo Illanes Manriquez, Michael Friebe, Axel Boese, Ali Pashazadeh, Ivan Maldonado Zambrano
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Patent number: 11911071Abstract: Proposed is a smoke evacuation device with fluid storage for laparoscopic surgery that can easily filter fluid produced during an operation. According to the smoke evacuation device with fluid storage, water produced in a main body cannot flow back to a filter, so the performance of the filter is not deteriorated and noxious fluid flowing into the main body can be easily filtered out.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: BIO-PROTECH INC.Inventor: Ik Ro Park
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Patent number: 11904112Abstract: A catheter mounting arrangement including a main housing unit configurable to be fastenable around a catheter that has been inserted into a fluid cavity within a patient. The main housing unit includes a slot that defines a longitudinal opening through which an uninserted section of tubing of the inserted catheter is passable there through. The main housing unit and inserted catheter includes an engagement arrangement so that once the uninserted section of the tubing of the inserted catheter has passed through the slot there is a fixed vertical support of the catheter within the main housing unit so that the uninserted section of tubing of the inserted catheter remains substantially upright and/or substantially free of kinks or bends.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: P6 Medical Pty LtdInventor: Shannon Merryl Jane Walter-Engelsma
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Patent number: 11896762Abstract: An endotracheal tube airway patency system and method are provided. The system includes an endotracheal tube having a tube body having a proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, a distal opening disposed at the distal end of the tube body, a proximal opening disposed at the proximal end of the tube body, and an airflow-effacing surface disposed within the tube body. The airflow-effacing surface includes a telescoping inner sleeve configured to be removed from the endotracheal tube body. The system further includes a tool for removal of the telescoping internal sleeve from the endotracheal tube body. The tool includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end; a handle located at the proximal end of the elongated body; and at least one extension member disposed at the distal end of the elongated body. The at least one extension member is configured to couple to the telescoping internal sleeve for removal of the telescoping internal sleeve from the endotracheal tube body.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventors: Mark Lavigne, Edward B. Madsen
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Patent number: 11890426Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of replacing a central line cap to a catheter, and a kit for central line cap care and replacement.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventor: Carol E. Williams
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Patent number: 11883568Abstract: A plunger head for a fluid injection device includes a transducer disposed in the plunger head to measure a compressive force when applied to the plunger head. The plunger head also includes a power source and a microcontroller disposed in the plunger head. The microcontroller is coupled to the power source and the transducer, and the microcontroller is coupled to enter a high-power mode in response to sensing application of the compressive force to the plunger head.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Brett Schleicher, Benjamin Krasnow, Russell Mirov
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Patent number: 11883596Abstract: An improved oral pharyngeal airway for suction and delivery of oxygen to a patient during medical procedures.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Inventor: Heath Paulsen
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Patent number: 11839718Abstract: Oral gas catheters and methods of inducing gas in a patient orally. The oral gas catheter includes one or more delivery cannulas configured to be inserted into the patient's mouth with a distal end of the delivery cannula disposed adjacent the patient's laryngeal inlet, and a clip disposed on the delivery cannula. The clip is configured to secure the delivery cannula to a tooth of the patient. The oral gas catheter may have two such delivery cannulas and clips with the delivery cannulas coupled together by a coupler. The delivery cannulas are placed in an operative position in a patient's mouth and secured in the operative position by releasably securing the clips to the patient's teeth. The oral gas catheter makes it possible to bypass the nasal cavity and deliver oxygen or other gas directly adjacent the laryngeal entrance and into an anatomical dead space of the airway.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Inventor: Shanmugham Vadivelu
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Patent number: 11839723Abstract: Tube tip detection systems, enteral tubes, and methods for detecting tube misplacement in a patient's airway are provided. For example, a tube tip detection system comprises an enteral tube having a tip, a first sensing component disposed at the tip, and a feedback display. Feedback from the first sensing component is displayed on the feedback display to indicate to a user of the tube tip detection system whether the tip is misplaced in a patient's airway. Similarly, an enteral tube comprises a tip, a length, and a sensing component. The sensing component is a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) infrared carbon dioxide sensor. Further, a detection method comprises embedding a carbon dioxide sensing component into an enteral tube, inserting the enteral tube into the patient through the patient's nose or mouth, and monitoring feedback from the carbon dioxide sensing component to determine if the enteral tube is traveling into the patient's airway.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Avent, Inc.Inventor: Shadi Ashtarolnakhai
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Patent number: 11832813Abstract: A surgical instrument including a housing, an endoscopic portion, a drive motor, a drive tube, a firing rod and an end effector is disclosed. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the housing and defines a first longitudinal axis. The drive motor is disposed at least partially within the housing. The drive tube is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor and is rotatable about a drive tube axis extending through the drive tube. The firing rod is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive tube and at least a portion of the firing rod is translatable with respect to the drive tube. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion and is in mechanical cooperation with the firing rod so that the firing rod drives a surgical function of the end effector.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Michael A. Zemlok
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Patent number: 11826507Abstract: A non-ventilator ET tube cap used to oxygenate a patient during an intubation procedure. The ET tube cap generally comprises an oxygen source connector configured to connect to an oxygen source via an oxygen tube. This provides oxygen to a patient via an ET tube while being intubated. The ET tube cap further includes an ET tube receiving aperture that is specifically arranged to engage an ET tube in a removable relationship prior to the ET tube connected to a ventilator while the ET tube is deployed in a patient. Optionally, the ET tube cap can comprise a pressure relief valve that opens when pressure inside of the ET tube cap exceeds a predetermined pressure threshold to prevent harm to the patient that is being intubated.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SharpMed, LLC.Inventors: Chris Salvino, Keir Hart, Frederick Austin
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Patent number: 11819611Abstract: An endotracheal or tracheostomy tube with a cuff assembly includes a cuff pressure regulator and a leak detection system. Pressure sensors monitor and measure a tracheal wall pressure and pressures in the cuff assembly. An abnormal reading from the pressure sensors may initiate a cuff-pressure adjusting process. The leak detection system detects an air leak in the seal between the cuff assembly and the tracheal wall. A scented film with a predetermined scent is positioned on an inferior portion of the cuff assembly, distally from the seal with the tracheal wall. An air leak is indicated when the predetermined scent is detected in air in the trachea proximal to the cuff assembly. An air-circulation device generates air flow into the trachea such that a new batch of air may be sampled and tested. The detection of an air leak may initiate a cuff-pressure adjusting process.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Inventor: Kevin Chong Kim
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Patent number: 11819622Abstract: Breathable medical circuit components and materials and methods for forming these components incorporate breathable foamed materials that are permeable to water vapor and substantially impermeable to liquid water and the bulk flow of gases. The materials and methods can be incorporated into a variety of components, including tubes, Y-connectors, catheter mounts, and patient interfaces and are suitable for use in a variety of medical circuits, including insufflation, anesthesia, and breathing circuits.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Laith Adeeb Hermez, Kieran Michael Orchard, Timothy Dee Gierke
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Patent number: 11819322Abstract: Described here are systems and methods for monitoring airflow changes in a patient's airway during a medical procedure or as a general patient monitoring tool. Doppler ultrasound signals are acquired from the tracheal wall of the patient and parameters from those Doppler ultrasound signals are compared to baseline parameters. When a threshold change is detected, an alarm can be provided to a user to indicate respiratory compromise, which can include early airway compromise or airway obstruction.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Guelay Bilen-Rosas, Humberto Gerardo Rosas
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Patent number: 11819321Abstract: Described here are systems and methods for monitoring airflow changes in a patient's airway during a medical procedure or as a general patient monitoring tool. Doppler ultrasound signals are acquired from an anatomical region within the patient's airway (e.g., a tracheal wall, a cricothyroid ligament, other connective or cartilaginous tissue within the trachea, larynx, or pharynx) and parameters from those Doppler ultrasound signals are compared to baseline parameters, which may include inputting Doppler ultrasound signals to a suitably trained deep learning model or other machine learning algorithm. When a threshold change is detected, an alarm can be provided to a user to indicate respiratory compromise and/or failure, which can include early airway compromise, airway failure, and/or airway obstruction.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Guelay Bilen-Rosas, Humberto Gerardo Rosas
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Patent number: 11813085Abstract: Devices systems and methods are disclosed for removing secretions from the lumen of a functional assessment catheter for the lungs. The system comprises a flushing unit configured to deliver a clearing fluid to the lumen of the pulmonary catheter to remove debris, secretions, or moisture from the lumen or sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Pulmonx CorporationInventor: Lutz Freitag
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Patent number: 11801357Abstract: The present invention provides an oral device that is inserted into the mouth of a patient during sedation to minimize the risk of airway obstruction and method of use. The oral device comprises a mouthpiece. A gas inlet conduit, a gas outlet conduit, and a fluid outlet conduit are adjacent to the vestibular portion of the mouthpiece. The gas inlet conduit may be used to provide oxygen to the mouth of a patient. The gas outlet conduit may be used to remove end-tidal carbon dioxide from the mouth of a patient. The fluid outlet conduit may be used to remove fluid from the mouth of a patient. The oral device may also include a tongue stabilizer to minimize movement of the tongue. The mouthpiece may include fluid outlet ports to remove fluid from the mouth of a patient and an instrument passage to allow medical instruments to pass through the oral device.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Inventor: Daniel W. Borvan
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Patent number: 11793665Abstract: A vented dental appliance for relief of bruxism includes an intraoral retainer such as a flexible plate positioned between the teeth and the cheeks of the user. An elongated vent member is slidably positioned through one of a plurality of apertures in the intraoral retainer and includes at least a first fluid conduit connecting the intraoral space and the extraoral space. The intraoral portion of the vent member features multiple intraoral vent openings positioned along thereof and configured to prevent internal blockage by a tongue or other soft tissue inside the mouth. The extraoral portion is open and configured to vent the intraoral space to atmosphere, thereby relieving the intraoral suction and allowing for jaw muscles to relax. In other embodiments, the intraoral retainer may be a dental guard or another more advance dental appliance.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Gregory Todd Steiger
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Patent number: 11793961Abstract: A temporary esophagus occlusion device for providing temporary occlusion of the esophagus during intubation of a in patient includes a frame configured to transition between a contracted state, in which it can be swallowed by the patient, and an expanded state, wherein in the expanded state, the frame has a maximum outer diameter sufficient to span an inner diameter of the esophagus of the patient. The device also includes a flexible cover connected to and extending over at least a portion of the frame when the frame is in the expanded state to at least partially block flow of fluid and/or solid materials through the esophagus and a guidewire attached to the frame, sized to be swallowed by the patient along with the frame and having a proximal end portion configured to remain external to the patient's body and a distal end connected to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMCInventors: Youngjae Chun, Philip Charles Carullo
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Patent number: 11793960Abstract: An oral medical apparatus includes a flexible tube with a first portion adjacent a proximal end of the tube and a second portion adjacent to the first portion. A support is located within the upper portion to prevent compression or collapse of the upper portion of the tube. The oral medical apparatus can accommodate a rigid connector that may be directly coupled to an anesthesia breathing circuit or a medical breathing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: McMurray Medical Group, LLCInventor: Roxanne McMurray
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Patent number: 11786681Abstract: A stylet is disclosed for insertion into an endotracheal tube for guiding the tube during intubation. The stylet has a body (3) with a pivotable tip portion (5) at its distal end which is movable in either of two opposing directions away from the axis of the stylet. The tip portion (5) may carry an image acquisition device for video imaging. A control mechanism for controlling the pivot angle of the pivotable tip has a hand-operated actuator (7) at the proximal end of the stylet and flexible control wires (23) extending down the stylet to connect the actuator to the pivotable tip portion (5). Also disclosed is an endotracheal tube (100) usable with the stylet and having a bending portion (103), defined by a concertina or thinned portion, at its distal end to facilitate bending of its tip portion (104) by the stylet tip portion (5).Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Flexicare (Group) LimitedInventor: Ghassem Poormand
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Patent number: 11786682Abstract: An end-expiratory CO2 guided tracheal intubation apparatus includes: an intubation tube, an end-expiratory CO2 catheter, a suction tube, an airbag and an inflation tube. The end-expiratory CO2 catheter partially penetrates the sidewall of the intubation tube, one end of the end-expiratory CO2 catheter extends beyond an end of the intubation tube, and the other end is connected to an end-expiratory CO2 sensor, the suction tube partially penetrates a sidewall of the intubation tube, one end of the liquid suction tube extends beyond an end of the intubation tube, the other end is connected to an air pump, the airbag sleeves the outer wall of the intubation tube, the inflation tube partially penetrates the sidewall of the intubation tube, one end thereof is connected to the airbag, and the other end is connected to the air supply device.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineInventors: Hong Jiang, Ming Xia, Yu Sun, Jia Yan
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Patent number: 11779724Abstract: A respiration sensor fluid delivery device is provided. The device includes first and second nasal exhalation flow passages that extend through the device, wherein the first and second nasal exhalation flow passages can be aligned in parallel to one another with respect to a nasal respiratory flow direction. A housing of the respiration sensor fluid delivery device fluidly couples with one of a nasal cannula assembly and a respiratory mask assembly. The device provides for respiration monitoring of a subject via a sensor and fluid delivery, such as oxygen, to the subject. Methods of using a respiration sensor fluid delivery device and fluid delivery devices are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: SunMed Group Holdings, LLCInventor: Heikki Haveri
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Patent number: 11759581Abstract: A system for delivery of aerosol therapy includes a housing defining a chamber. The housing has a base, a top and a main body extending therebetween. An ambient air inlet is adjacent the base and is normally closed by an inlet valve. The housing has a patient port. Exhaled air is exhausted through valves in a mouthpiece or a face mask to prevent recirculation through the chamber which would adversely affect dose efficiencies. The housing has an aerosol port for receiving a vibrating mesh aerosol generating device. The aerosol port is located in a side of the main body of the housing for delivery of aerosol into the chamber between the inlet valve and the patient port. A boss extends upwardly from the base and is spaced-apart inwardly of the main body of the housing to define a reception space or well.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Stanford Devices LimitedInventors: Patrick Joseph Power, Jimmy Eaton-Evans
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Patent number: 11724053Abstract: An apparatus for endotracheal intubation. The apparatus allows medical personnel to grip and stabilize a bougie inside the apparatus and maintain a curved orientation during the intubation processes. The apparatus includes a locking ring for retaining the bougie during use.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Inventor: Boyi Gao
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Patent number: 11712528Abstract: A breathing apparatus (1) is disclosed comprising an inspiratory channel (3), an expiratory channel (4), a patient interface (5), an oxygen valve (13) and a blower (7) comprising blower driving means (9). The blower (7) is arranged to produce a flow of air to the inspiratory channel (3). The oxygen valve (13) is configured to selectively deliver a flow of oxygen to the inspiratory channel (3). The breathing apparatus further comprises a control unit (19) configured to control the blower driving means (9) so that the blower (7) produces substantially no flow of air to the inspiratory channel (3) during a time period (tp). The present disclosure further relates to a method (100) of controlling operation of a breathing apparatus (1), a computer program and a computer program product (300) for performing a method (100) of controlling operation of a breathing apparatus (1).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: MAQUET CRITICAL CARE ABInventor: Carl-Erik Troili
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Patent number: 11712537Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a system and method for facilitating pressure support therapy, mechanical inexsufflation therapy, and suctioning therapy for a subject. The system and method described herein offer a novel combination of mechanical inexsufflation with suctioning from a vacuum system. The invasive nature of current closed suctioning systems poses many potential risks, such as tissue trauma, less optimum secretion clearance at the peripheral airway, and lung decruitment. The system and method described herein provide a non-invasive method of suctioning with a suctioning volume measurement and a monitoring alarm to ensure a baseline lung volume and a positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) level are maintained. This non-invasive method of suctioning is provided together with mechanical inexsufflation and pressure support therapy.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Seunghyun Lee
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Patent number: 11701484Abstract: Laryngeal airway devices for human and veterinary use include an airway tube having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the airway tube is provided with a pre-formed and non-inflatable peri-pharyngeal bowl. The peri-pharyngeal bowl has a posterior bowl portion having a back dorsal portion and a side wall extending around and depending from the periphery of the back dorsal portion to define an internal space, and further having a resiliently deformable flange extending laterally from the side wall of the back dorsal portion which defines an extended internal space, the resiliently deformable flange has inner and outer surfaces that extend to a circumferential edge.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Inventors: Muhammed Aslam Nasir, Andrew Honour, Ivan Crotaz
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Patent number: 11696993Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for use of acoustic reflectometry information in ventilation devices. The system and method includes a speaker to emit sound waves into an intubated endotracheal tube (“ETT”) and a microphone to detect returning acoustic reflections. In addition, the system and method includes a reflectometry device in communication with a ventilation device for analyzing timings and amplitudes of the returning acoustic reflections to determine a size of a passageway around an ETT tip, location and size of ETT obstructions, and relative movement of the ETT tip within a trachea. The reflectometry device is also configured to determine a resistance parameter representative of resistance to actual flow of air through the ETT based upon a function of the diameter of the ETT, length of the ETT, and percent obstruction of the ETT, where the resistance parameter is used to calculate the tracheal pressure.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Jeffrey P. Mansfield, Catherine Johnson-Tieck
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Patent number: 11699070Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a rotational invariant neural network is herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first input of an image in a first orientation and training a kernel to be symmetric such that an output corresponding to the first input is the same as an output corresponding to a second input of the image in a second orientation.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventors: Mostafa El-Khamy, Jungwon Lee, Yoo Jin Choi, Haoyu Ren
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Patent number: 11684739Abstract: A device and method that reduces impingement upon fragile airway structures and improves the performance and safety associated with endotracheal devices and related intubation procedures. The endotracheal device includes a lumen such that one end of the lumen includes an anterior beak that includes a distal tip of the anterior beak and a posterior beak having a distal tip of the posterior beak.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATIONInventor: Randal S. Blank
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Patent number: 11684737Abstract: An intubation system includes: a base configured to be secured relative to a subject; a guide movably coupled to the base to allow the guide to move relative to the base; and a connector configured to be connected to a distal end of the guide and to detachably connect to an endotracheal tube such that as the guide is moved relative to the base toward the subject, the endotracheal tube is inserted into the subject.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Aninimed LLCInventors: Yuval Avniel, Kai Matthes
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Patent number: 11666700Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to an inline device(s) for monitoring a fluid path.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Daniel T Dearmond, John H. Calhoon
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Patent number: 11659979Abstract: A clamp for inter alia a bronchoscope, the clamp comprising a spine with frame which has a channel through which a tube of inter alia the bronchoscope is received. The frame includes clamping means to grip the tube within the frame to fix it in position. The clamping is releasable to allow further movement of the tube relative to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventor: Justin Garner
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Patent number: 11654087Abstract: A device and method for verifying the proper position of catheters in the body by means of acoustic reflectometry, the device including a sound source, one or more sound receivers, a tube with compliant walls and open distal end to be introduced through an entrance to a body cavity, the sound source and receiver(s) coupled to the proximal end of the tube, a processor for causing the sound source to generate an acoustic excitation signal, the processor processing the acoustic signals sensed by the sound receiver(s) and generating an approximation of the acoustic impulse response of the tube, and the processor analyzing the acoustic impulse response to determine the position of the tube in the body cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Jeffrey Mansfield, Laura L. Lyons
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Patent number: 11647898Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: an endoscope including a first operation portion that is coupled to a first insertion portion to be inserted into a subject; a medical device including a second operation portion that is coupled to a second insertion portion to be inserted into the subject through the first insertion portion, the second operation portion including at least one locking member; and a belt-like body having flexibility and including at least three end portions in which at least one end portion includes a locked portion to be locked to the locking portion, the belt-like body being configured to be wound around the endoscope to hold and fix the second operation portion of the medical device in a state where the at least three end portions are connected to the second operation portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Xiongwei Wang, Tsukasa Ota, Takuto Yoshinaga
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Patent number: 11642012Abstract: An intubation device for use in an endotracheal intubation procedure includes: a laryngoscope blade having a tip and a base; a handle attached to the base of the blade; a channel, the channel including a blade channel portion extending along the blade substantially from the tip to the base and including an outlet proximate to the tip and a handle channel portion extending partially along the handle from the blade channel portion; and a tube movement mechanism in the handle, the tube movement mechanism including a thumb interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Airway Medical Innovations Pty LtdInventor: Julio Miguel Alonso Babarro
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Patent number: 11638797Abstract: An intubation assistance device facilitates insertion of an endotracheal tube or a guide wire into a patient's trachea without requiring a laryngoscope. The device includes a curved flexible tubular member that has a proximal portion having a proximal end, a distal portion having a distal end, and a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. A lumen extends from the proximal end of the tubular member and terminates in the curved portion of the tubular member. The lumen is sized and shaped so that an endotracheal tube and/or a guide wire is axially moveable through the lumen. A ramp is disposed at a distal end of the lumen, and is angled to facilitate insertion of the endotracheal tube and/or guide wire into the patient's trachea. The distal portion of the tubular member includes an esophageal protrusion that is configured to be inserted in the patient's esophagus.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Robert Michael Meadows, Rocco Carl Conca, Uriah Shane Popp
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Patent number: 11633530Abstract: A suction device includes a negative pressure generator, a connector and a mask; the negative pressure generator comprises a housing and a piston rod, wherein the housing is internally provided with a cavity, an upper end of the housing is provided with an avoidance hole communicated with the cavity, and a lower end thereof is provided with an opening communicated with the cavity; the piston rod comprises a push-pull rod and a piston sleeved on the push-pull rod, an upper end of the push-pull rod runs through the avoidance hole, and the piston is movably and hermetically connected to an inner side wall of the housing by means of a sealing ring; an upper side of the mask is provided with a through first connecting cylinder, and a lower side thereof is provided with a flexible annular pad configured to fit with the face.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: DCSTAR INCInventor: Ligui He
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Patent number: 11628036Abstract: Oral airway devices comprising a tubal body formed by a wall which has a length between a distal end and a proximal end, the tubal body being curved into an arch, the wall having two hollow channels which are passages in the tubal body, a first channel and a second channel, wherein the two channels are laterally aligned, wherein the first channel is the passage located peripherally in the tubal body and wherein the second channel is the passage located centrally or substantially centrally in the tubal body and is compatible with a camera insertable and removable from the second channel; and wherein the tubal body does not comprise an endotracheal tube (ETT) lumen.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: WM & DG, INC.Inventor: Robert W. Molnar