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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Applicant:
Mark R. Behlmaier, Erie, CO (US);
Inventor:
Mark R. Behlmaier, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/044 (2013.01); A61M 16/0459 (2014.02); A61M 16/0443 (2014.02); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to various embodiments, a tracheal tube may include a pressure monitoring lumen configured to provide information related to the pressure in the tracheal space. By measuring pressure in the lumen, a tracheal pressure may be estimated. The pressure monitoring lumen may be in fluid communication with a pressure transducer that provides pressure measurements. An opening of the lumen may be covered with a distal shoulder of an inflatable cuff.