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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Lockett Wood, Lyons, CO (US);
John Burns, Longmont, CO (US);
Sarah Hayman, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
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 16/0445 (2014.02); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to various embodiments, methods and systems for determining pressure in an inflatable cuff of a tracheal tube may employ pressure transducers associated with a cuff inflation line or a pilot balloon assembly. The pressure transducers may be implemented to provide continuous or intermittent cuff pressure. Also provided are tracheal tubes with adapters or other devices that incorporate pressure transducers. The tracheal tubes may facilitate wireless cuff pressure monitoring.