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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN AIRWAY DEVICE SUCH AS AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE

  • US 20100252048A1
  • Filed: 09/16/2008
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for monitoring a pressure of an inflatable seal of an airway device, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a pressure value indicative of the pressure of the inflatable seal;

    comparing the received pressure value with a preselected, desired pressure value, andif a difference between the received pressure value and the preselected pressure value is greater than a predefined tolerance, changing the pressure of the inflatable seal, to reduce the difference;

    wherein the step of changing the pressure is carried out at a rate dependent upon a difference between the received pressure value and the desired pressure value.

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