Device for heating endotracheal tubes preparatory to nasal intubation
OwnerMatthew Arnallinventor
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Abstract
A heating device for heating surgical tubes is disclosed herein. The heating device comprises a hollow housing configured to receive the surgical tubes therein. A heating element provided on the hollow housing. A first sensor is assembled on the heating element and configured to sense the temperature of the heating element. A controller is coupled to the heating element and the first sensor, wherein the controller is configured to receive an input associated with a required heating temperature from a user for heating the surgical tubes, and accordingly regulate the operation of the heating element based on the required heating temperature and an actual temperature sensed via the first sensor.
Claims20
A heating device for heating surgical tubes, the heating device comprising:
- a hollow housing configured to receive the surgical tubes therein;
- a heating element provided in thermal communication with the hollow housing;
- a first sensor configured to sense the temperature of the heating element;
- a controller coupled to the heating element and the first sensor, wherein the controller is configured to receive an input associated with a required heating temperature from a user for heating the surgical tubes, and accordingly regulate the operation of the heating element based on the required heating temperature and an actual temperature sensed via the first sensor.
A method for heating one or more endotracheal tubes preparatory to nasal intubation, comprising:
- providing the one or more endotracheal tubes;
- providing a heating device including:
- a hollow housing configured to receive the one or more endotracheal tubes therein through an entrance;
- a heating element provided adjacent the hollow housing;
- a first sensor configured to sense the temperature of the heating element;
- a controller coupled to the heating element and the first sensor, wherein the controller is configured to receive an input associated with a required heating temperature from a user for heating the surgical tubes, and accordingly regulate the operation of the heating element based on the required heating temperature and an actual temperature sensed via the first sensor;
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- receiving the one or more endotracheal tubes through the entrance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.