MEDICAL TUBE SYSTEM WITH POSITION SENSING
First Claim
1. A position-sensing medical tube system comprising:
- a medical tube including an elongate tubular member having a tube proximal end and a tube distal end;
sensor electronics; and
position-sensor apparatus coupled to the medical tube in a predetermined location, the position-sensor apparatus comprising apparatus to communicate state data to the sensor electronics indicating whether the medical tube has moved from and intended location within a body to a displaced location.
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Abstract
A system including a position-sensing medical tube and sensor electronics is provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The position-sensing medical tube comprises a medical tube and position-sensor apparatus coupled to the medical tube in a predetermined location. The position-sensor apparatus is adapted to communicate with the sensor electronics so as to provide information dependent on the relative position of the medical tube. Movement of the medical tube, and thus the coupled position-sensor apparatus is sensed by the sensor electronics. The sensor electronics interprets state-data as that the medical tube has moved and responds in a predetermined way, such as, but not limited to, triggering an alarm and turning off a process.
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26 Claims
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1. A position-sensing medical tube system comprising:
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a medical tube including an elongate tubular member having a tube proximal end and a tube distal end; sensor electronics; and position-sensor apparatus coupled to the medical tube in a predetermined location, the position-sensor apparatus comprising apparatus to communicate state data to the sensor electronics indicating whether the medical tube has moved from and intended location within a body to a displaced location. - 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)
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26. A method of detecting movement of a medical tube from an intended location within a patient to a displaced location, comprising:
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positioning a medical tube to an intended location within a patient, the medical tube including an elongate tubular member having a tube proximal end and a tube distal end, position-sensor apparatus coupled to the medical tube in a predetermined location, the position-sensor apparatus comprising apparatus to communicate state data to the sensor electronics indicating whether the medical tube has moved from an intended location within the patient to a displaced location; and positioning the sensor electronics adjacent the position-sensor apparatus such that the position sensor electronics detects the position-sensor apparatus.
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