Ventilator disconnection alarm
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1. A ventilator disconnection alarm for monitoring a patient connected to a ventilator, said ventilator disconnection alarm comprisingwarning means for producing an audible warning;
- a source of power;
a first switch operated by each breath delivered to a patient connected to the ventilator;
a control circuit including said first switch and connected to said source of power and coupled to said warning means for initiating operation of said warning means when operation of said first switch due to occurrence of a breath of the patient fails to occur at predetermined short intervals of time;
an actuating circuit connected to said source of power and to said warning means and between said control circuit and said warning means, said actuating circuit being connected to said first switch in a manner whereby operation of said first switch results in said actuating circuit placing said warning means in operable condition by connecting said source of power to said warning means; and
a second manually-operable switch connected to said actuating circuit for placing said warning means in inoperable condition by disconnecting said source of power from said warning means.
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Abstract
A control and actuating circuit includes a switch operated by each breath delivered by a ventilator to a patient connected to the ventilator. The circuit is connected to an alarm, maintains the alarm inoperable, and places the alarm in operable condition upon operation of the switch due to the first breath delivered to the patient. The alarm is thence capable of operation if breaths additional to the first breath fail to occur.
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1. A ventilator disconnection alarm for monitoring a patient connected to a ventilator, said ventilator disconnection alarm comprising
warning means for producing an audible warning; -
a source of power; a first switch operated by each breath delivered to a patient connected to the ventilator; a control circuit including said first switch and connected to said source of power and coupled to said warning means for initiating operation of said warning means when operation of said first switch due to occurrence of a breath of the patient fails to occur at predetermined short intervals of time; an actuating circuit connected to said source of power and to said warning means and between said control circuit and said warning means, said actuating circuit being connected to said first switch in a manner whereby operation of said first switch results in said actuating circuit placing said warning means in operable condition by connecting said source of power to said warning means; and a second manually-operable switch connected to said actuating circuit for placing said warning means in inoperable condition by disconnecting said source of power from said warning means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A ventilator disconnection alarm for monitoring a patient connected to a ventilator, said ventilator disconnection alarm comprising
warning means for producing an audible warning; -
a source of power; a first switch operated by each breath delivered to a patient connected to the ventilator; a control circuit including said first switch and connected to said source of power and coupled to said warning means for initiating operation of said warning means when operation of said first switch due to occurrence of a breath of the patient fails to occur at predetermined short intervals of time; an actuating circuit connected to said source of power and to said warning means and between said control circuit and said warning means, said actuating circuit being connected to said first switch in a manner whereby operation of said first switch results in said actuating circuit placing said warning means in operable condition by closing a circuit between said control circuit and said warning means; and a second manually-operable switch connected to said actuating circuit for placing said warning means in inoperable condition by interrupting the circuit between said control circuit and said warning means.
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