Apparatus and method for improved assisted ventilation
AssigneeCoLabs Medical, Inc.
InventorClay Nolan
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Abstract
Devices and methods for allowing for improved assisted ventilation of a patient. The methods and devices provide a number of benefits over conventional approaches for assisted ventilation. For example, the methods and devices described herein permit blind insertion of a device that can allow ventilation regardless of whether the device is positioned within a trachea or an esophagus. In addition, the methods and device allow for timed delivery of ventilations based on a condition of a thoracic cavity to increase the amount and efficiency of blood flow during a resuscitation procedure.
Claims21
A device for assisting in ventilation of an individual, the device comprising:
- a tubular member having at least a first lumen and a second lumen, where the first lumen is fluidly coupled to a first opening located distally relative to a medial opening, where the medial opening is fluidly coupled to the second lumen, where the first opening and medial opening are each fluidly isolated within the tubular member;
- a sensor configured to measure a condition of a body passageway to determine a change in a thoracic cavity of the individual;
- a control unit having a suction source and a gas supply, the control unit having a valve configured to fluidly couple the gas supply to either the first lumen or to the second lumen;
- the control unit also capable of drawing suction from the suction source through the first lumen and the first opening, where the control unit is configured to monitor the first lumen for a vacuum to indicate collapse of the body passageway and formation of a seal at the first opening wherein the control unit maintains the suction when the vacuum is detected while delivering a gas from the gas supply at a delivery rate through the second lumen and the medial opening;
- where the control unit is configured to deliver the gas at the delivery rate through the first lumen and first opening upon failing to detect formation of the seal at the first opening;
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- where the control unit is configured to alter the delivery rate based upon a reading of the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.