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Method and apparatus for capnography-guided intubation

  • US 20080251070A1
  • Filed: 11/02/2007
  • Published: 10/16/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for determining the location of a intubation device in a patient, the system comprising:

  • a vacuum system for withdrawing gas from a patient through an intubation device, a sensing system for sensing the level of carbon dioxide in the withdrawn gas by the vacuum system and to provide a signal indicative of the level of carbon dioxide, an auxiliary sensor adapted to convert the signal from the sensing system into a qualitative sensory signal selected from the group consisting of an omnidirectional light signal, a vibratory signal or an audio signal indicative of the level of carbon dioxide in the gas withdrawn by the vacuum system.

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