Bronchial or tracheal tissular water content sensor and system
First Claim
1. A sensor system comprising:
- a bronchial or tracheal tissular water sensor operable to generate a signal corresponding to bronchial or tracheal tissular water when placed adjacent to a bronchial or tracheal tissue;
a connector operable to carry the signal; and
a monitor operable to receive the signal and generate an output corresponding to the signal.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a sensor system for detecting bronchial tissular water content including at least a sensor, a connector, and a monitor. The sensor generates a signal, which may be carried by the connector to the monitor, which generates an output corresponding to the signal. The disclosure additionally provides a sensor for detecting bronchial or tracheal tissular water content including at least a signal generator. The sensor may also include at least a segment of a connector. The disclosure also provides a method of measuring bronchial or tracheal tissular water content by inserting a sensor into an airway of a subject, such as a human, until it becomes lodged in a bronchus or the trachea, then measuring bronchial or tracheal tissular water content using the sensor.
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63 Claims
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1. A sensor system comprising:
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a bronchial or tracheal tissular water sensor operable to generate a signal corresponding to bronchial or tracheal tissular water when placed adjacent to a bronchial or tracheal tissue; a connector operable to carry the signal; and a monitor operable to receive the signal and generate an output corresponding to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A sensor system comprising:
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means for sensing bronchial or tracheal tissular water when placed adjacent to a bronchial or tracheal tissue; means for generating a signal corresponding to bronchial or tracheal tissular water; means for carrying the signal; and means for receiving the signal and generating an output corresponding to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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- 35. A sensor comprising a signal generator operable to sense bronchial or tracheal tissular water and generate a signal corresponding to bronchial or tracheal tissular water when placed adjacent to a bronchial or tracheal tissue.
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47. A sensor comprising:
a signal generation device operable to sense bronchial or tracheal tissular water and generate a signal corresponding to bronchial or tracheal tissular water when placed adjacent to a bronchial or tracheal tissue. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of using a sensor in a subject comprising:
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inserting a sensor and at least a segment of a connector into an airway of the subject; and lodging the sensor in an bronchus such that at least a portion of the sensor is adjacent to a bronchial or tracheal wall. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59)
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60. The method of determining tissular water content in a subject comprising:
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generating a signal corresponding to bronchial or tracheal tissular water content using a sensor; conveying the signal from the sensor to the connector; conveying the signal from the connector to a monitor; and providing information corresponding to tissular water content using the signal and the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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