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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Frank Ralfs, Lübeck, DE;
Eckhard Teschner, Lübeck, DE;
Inventors:
Frank Ralfs, Lübeck, DE;
Eckhard Teschner, Lübeck, DE;
Assignee:
DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA, Lübeck, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61B 5/0536 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2230/65 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process is provided for operating a respirator and/or anesthesia device in the APRV mode with at least one pressure release phase with the step of setting a first point in time for terminating the pressure release phase. The process includes measuring the electrical impedance and/or impedance change of the lungs and setting the first point in time such that the measured impedance and/or impedance change are taken into account. A device is provided for carrying out the process according to the present invention.