Manual ventilation feedback sensor for use in clinical and training settings
AssigneeThe Johns Hopkins University
InventorsJordan Duval-Arnould, Julie Campbell, Elizabeth Hunt
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Abstract
A manual ventilation feedback sensor for use in clinical and training settings is disclosed. Namely, a manual resuscitator device is disclosed that comprises a bag valve mask, a one-way valve, a manual ventilation bag, and a sensing module, wherein the sensing module can comprise a pressure sensor and/or flow transducer. Sensing module may further comprise a controller for processing information from the pressure sensor and/or flow transducer; namely for determining and indicating a ventilation rate. Indicators are provided to guide the user with respect to a target or desired ventilation rate.
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A manual resuscitator device comprising a bag valve mask, a manual ventilation bag, and a pressure sensor or flow transducer, wherein the pressure sensor or flow transducer is positioned in line between the bag valve mask and the manual ventilation bag or at a pressure port of the manual ventilation bag, and wherein the pressure sensor or flow transducer is contiguous with a passage way of air flow from the manual ventilation bag to the bag valve mask, such that the pressure sensor or flow transducer is capable of measuring a streaming pressure or air flow output value between the manual ventilation bag and the bag valve mask, wherein the streaming pressure or air flow output value is indicative of a ventilation rate of the device.
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