Covidien LP

Respironics, Inc.

Jeffrey T Sawyer

Mark A Maguire

Peter M Fitzgerald

Ali S Ghaderi

Monika P Marciniak

Benjamin J Pagliuso

Salim M Motiwala

Sebastian E Arevalo

Michael V Weadley

Robert G Carruthers

Sergiy P Kanilo

A manometric catheter probe includes a flexible printed circuit, one or more pressure sensor assemblies coupled to the flexible printed circuit along a length of the flexible printed circuit, and a first flexible sleeve. Each pressure sensor assembly includes a body. The body includes a central cavity configured to receive the flexible printed circuit and an annular recess of the body. Each pressure sensor assembly further includes a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor disposed in the annular recess, an electrical connector configured to electrically couple the MEMS sensor and the flexible printed circuit, and a first flexible sleeve disposed over the annular recess of the body. The first flexible sleeve includes a fluid configured to communicate pressure to the MEMS sensor, and a second sleeve is disposed over the pressure sensor assembly.

Circumferentially sensing manometry systems and methods with catheter utilizing pressure sensitive mems

Tracheal gas insufflation (TGI) therapy is performed by a bypass valve and a controller which control a flow of TGI gas to a TGI catheter inserted into an endotracheal tube in the tracheal of a patient. The bypass valve is activated into a pass-through state to admit the TGI gas into the catheter and into a bypass state to divert the TGI gas from the TGI catheter. Potentially dangerous over-pressure may be sensed and the TGI gas flow terminated, but then quickly resumed after the over-pressure condition passes. Selectively applying and diverting the TGI gas allows phasic TGI therapy to be performed using heated and humidified gas and also allows the heat and humidity levels of the TGI gas to be maintained during continuous TGI therapy.

Tracheal gas insufflation bypass and phasic delivery system and method

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Lakewood, CO, United States of America

Jeffrey T Sawyer