SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING PATIENT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

Abstract: a medical system for assisting with an intubation procedure for a patient. the system comprising airflow sensors configured to obtain data indicative of airflow in the patient's airway and physiological sensors configured to obtain information regarding airflow in the patient's lungs. the system further including a monitoring device communicatively coupled to the airflow sensors and the physiological sensors. the patient monitoring device comprising at least one processor coupled to memory and configured to: provide a user interface on a display and assist the rescuer in determining proper placement of an endotracheal tube, receive the data indicative of the airflow in the patient's airway, receive the physiological information regarding the airflow in the patient's lungs, and determine whether the tube is properly placed based on the received physiological information, and present an output of the determination of whether the et tube was properly placed.

Inventor(s): Annemarie E. Silver, Gary A. Freeman, George Beck, Guy R. Johnson, Ulrich R. Herken, Wayne F. Stanley, Shin-Luen Chai

CPC Classification: A61M16/0488 ({Mouthpieces; Means for guiding, securing or introducing the tubes (guiding or introducing with laryngoscopes ; holding devices on the body )})

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