Status Monitoring Device for Medical Devices
OwnerJanice Pinckneyinventor
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Abstract
Provided is a status monitoring device that includes a one-way valve including a change ring and an activator stem. The change ring is configured to change colors (e.g., red, yellow, green or orange) depending on the status of the medical device in operation. The activator stem attached to an interior opening of the one-way valve and is disposed in a vertical direction to interface with a flow channel within the medical device and come into contact with fluids passing therethrough in order to determine whether the medical device is inserted into and operating properly within a patient's body part (e.g., neck, chest, arms and feet).
Claims19
A status monitoring device to be implemented with a medical device, and comprising:
- a one-way valve comprising:
- a change ring configured to change colors depending on the status of the medical device in operation;
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- an activator stem attached to an interior opening of the one-way valve and disposed in a vertical direction to interface with a flow channel within the medical device and come into contact with fluids passing therethrough in order to determine whether the medical device is inserted into and operating properly within a patient's body part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.