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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 16/08 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/0883 (2014.02); A61M 16/1055 (2013.01); A61M 16/1065 (2014.02); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6018 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and to automate the integrity check of a breathing system and inform a ventilator to deliver a compensated gas volume, and alert the user if a vital component of a breathing circuit is absent or not fully connected. The system and method utilize an open RFID tag on a first point of connection and a conducting ring on the second point of connection such that when a circuit connection is made, the open RFID tag becomes active and provides an RFID reader with data regarding the circuit connection.