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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Olaf Schermeier, Lübeck, DE;
Heiko Lokotsch, Pokrent, DE;
Axinja Schoenbeck, Klingberg, DE;
Michael Wilkening, Lübeck, DE;
Inventors:
Olaf Schermeier, Lübeck, DE;
Heiko Lokotsch, Pokrent, DE;
Axinja Schoenbeck, Klingberg, DE;
Michael Wilkening, Lübeck, DE;
Assignee:
Dräger Medical GmbH, Lübeck, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A62B 9/00 (2006.01); A62B 27/00 (2006.01); G08B 3/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process and a device/system are provided for the automatic identification of the type of a breathing tube. A memory element () is connected to the breathing tube (). The memory element carries stored data identifying the breathing tube (). The data are read by a reading unit (), which is part of a respirator (). The data may be read when the breathing tube () is brought into the vicinity of the respirator () or connected thereto.