Instrumentarium Corporation

Smiths Group Plc

Medical Defence Technologies, LLC

Michael Mythen

Bo Holte

Elliott Bennett-Guerrero

A tracheostomy instrument () used for inserting a tracheostomy tube has a needle () with colored bands () along its length and connected with a syringe () at its machine end. The syringe () is used to detect when the trachea () has been penetrated; the depth of penetration is indicated by observing which colored band () aligns with the skin surface (). The machine end of the tracheostomy tube shaft () has a number of colored bands () corresponding to the bands () on the needle (). A flange () is movable along the tube () and is locked in position against the colored band () corresponding to the band () on the needle () aligned with the skin surface ().

Tube placement apparatus

A method of guiding the care of a critically ill patient or other high risk patient, said method comprising administering an effective dose of a gastric acid stimulant or suppressant agent and then measuring for an acute change in the gastric juice pH. A patient who demonstrates a significant change in the gastric juice pH using this test can have their medical care normalized in an accelerated fashion thereby reducing the duration, intensity, and cost of their care. Conversely, a patient who is not responsive is not ready for reduced support and may require more support.

Monitoring gastrointestinal function to guide care of high risk patients

Methods and apparatus for determining the difference between a regional CO,partial pressure of a selected body organ of a mammalian subject, such as the gut, and a systemic CO,partial pressure of the subject. The regional CO,partial pressure value is tonometrically obtained at body temperature using a gaseous sampling medium. A systemic CO,partial pressure value is obtained from the blood. The systemic CO,partial pressure value can be that for the body temperature or for a standard temperature. If the systemic CO,partial pressure value is that for the body temperature, the regional CO,partial pressure value is compared to the systemic CO,partial pressure value and the difference therebetween is provided as a CO,partial pressure gap measurement. If the systemic CO,partial pressure value is that for a standard temperature, one of the regional CO,partial pressure value or the systemic CO,partial pressure value is corrected for the difference between the body temperature and the standard temperature so that both the partial pressure values comprise CO,partial pressure values at a common temperature. The values are thereafter compared to provide a CO,partial pressure gap measurement. An end tidal CO,partial pressure value may be used as the systemic CO,partial pressure value.

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Michael Mythen