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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Jaron M. Acker, Madison, WI (US);
Andrew P. Levi, Madison, WI (US);
Andreas Tzanetakis, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Jaron M. Acker, Madison, WI (US);
Andrew P. Levi, Madison, WI (US);
Andreas Tzanetakis, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.