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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Jaron Matthew Acker, Madison, WI (US);
Andreas Tzanet Akis, Helsinki, FI;
Andrew Phillip Levi, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jaron Matthew Acker, Madison, WI (US);
Andreas Tzanet Akis, Helsinki, FI;
Andrew Phillip Levi, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for mobilizing an occlusion from a breathing tube is presented. The method includes automatically mobilizing the occlusion from the breathing tube by regulating an inspiratory flow, an expiratory flow, or a combination thereof, where the breathing tube is configured to operationally couple a patient to a ventilation system, and where the ventilation system is configured to provide artificial respiration to the patient.