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US 2009/0266360 A1Published application
System and method for mobilizing occlusions from a breathing tube
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJaron Matthew Acker, Andreas Tzanetakis, Andrew Phillip Levi
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Abstract
A method for mobilizing an occlusion from a breathing tube is presented. The method includes automatically mobilizing the occlusion from the breathing tube by regulating an inspiratory flow, an expiratory flow, or a combination thereof, where the breathing tube is configured to operationally couple a patient to a ventilation system, and where the ventilation system is configured to provide artificial respiration to the patient.
Claims25
A method for mobilizing an occlusion from a breathing tube, comprising:
- automatically mobilizing the occlusion from the breathing tube by regulating an inspiratory flow, an expiratory flow, or a combination thereof, wherein the breathing tube is configured to operationally couple a patient to a ventilation system, and wherein the ventilation system is configured to provide artificial respiration to the patient.
An integrated ventilation system, comprising:
- a ventilation system configured to provide artificial respiration to a patient, wherein the ventilation system is operationally coupled to the patient via a breathing tube;
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- an occlusion mobilizing module configured to automatically mobilize an occlusion from the breathing tube by regulating an inspiratory flow, an expiratory flow, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.