TRACHEAL TUBE SENSOR DISPOSED ON PERMEABLE MEMBRANE
First Claim
1. A tracheal tube, comprising:
- a tubular body having an open distal end for ventilating a patient;
a cuff disposed around the tubular body above the open distal end and configured to be inflated to seal the cuff against a wall of a trachea; and
a sensor coupled to a membrane that is selectively permeable to a blood gas and/or a blood analyte, wherein the sensor is configured to measure a level of the blood gas and/or the blood analyte in the trachea.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of an tracheal tube having a sensor coupled to a selectively permeable membrane are provided. In some embodiments, the membrane may be permeable to one or more blood gases and/or blood analytes. Certain embodiments of the endotracheal tube may be capable of deploying the sensor during intubation to sense one or more indicators of blood flow characteristics, such as a level of blood gases and/or blood analytes, in the respiratory tract. Embodiments of the present invention may include positioning of the sensor in a variety of suitable positions with respect to the permeable membrane, such as mounting the sensor to the underside of an inflatable permeable membrane.
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20 Claims
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1. A tracheal tube, comprising:
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a tubular body having an open distal end for ventilating a patient; a cuff disposed around the tubular body above the open distal end and configured to be inflated to seal the cuff against a wall of a trachea; and a sensor coupled to a membrane that is selectively permeable to a blood gas and/or a blood analyte, wherein the sensor is configured to measure a level of the blood gas and/or the blood analyte in the trachea. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A tracheal tube, comprising:
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a tubular body having an open distal end for ventilating a patient; a sealing cuff disposed around the tubular body above the open distal end and configured to be inflated to seal the first cuff against a wall of a trachea; a deployment cuff disposed around the tubular body and having a membrane that is selectively permeable to a blood gas and/or a blood analyte; and a sensor mounted on an underside of the membrane of the deployment cuff and configured to deploy to measure a level of the blood gas and/or the blood analyte in the trachea. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tracheal tube, comprising:
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a tubular body having an open distal end for ventilating a patient; a cuff disposed around the tubular body above the open distal end and configured to be inflated to seal the cuff against a wall of a trachea; a band disposed circumferentially around the cuff and configured to selectively allow a blood gas and/or a blood analyte to permeate throughout the band; and a sensor coupled to the band, wherein the sensor is configured to measure a level of the blood gas and/or the blood analyte in the trachea. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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