Oral airway and endotrachial monitor
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1. A patient monitor that is coupled to an airway, said monitor designed for alerting an operator to the presence of liquid in an airway when positioned in a patient'"'"'s throat;
- said patient monitor comprising;
liquid detection means which generates a liquid signal upon detection of liquid;
a monitor means, comprising a microprocessor, in electrical communication with the liquid detection means for receiving the liquid signal and generating an electrical liquid alarm signal;
a liquid alarm means in electrical communication with the monitor means for receiving the liquid alarm signal whereby the liquid alarm means is actuated alerting an operator to the presence of liquid;
a respiration sensor, electrically coupled to the microprocessor, for sensing the respiration of a patient generating a respiration signal that is transmitted to the microprocessor, whereby the microprocessor formulates a respiration rate signal; and
a respiration rate display means, in electrical communication with the microprocessor for receiving the respiration rate signal and for alerting the operator as to a respiration rate for a patient.
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Abstract
A patient monitor for an airway or endotrachial tube having a liquid detector which alerts an operator to the presence of liquid in a patient'"'"'s throat. Vital signs sensors are also deployed on the appliance for sensing various body conditions. The fluid detector and the vital signs sensors are electricallly coupled to a microprocessor which operates numeric displays for the vital signs information and visual and audible alarms for the liquid detector and vital signs that are not normal or expected.
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1. A patient monitor that is coupled to an airway, said monitor designed for alerting an operator to the presence of liquid in an airway when positioned in a patient'"'"'s throat;
- said patient monitor comprising;
liquid detection means which generates a liquid signal upon detection of liquid; a monitor means, comprising a microprocessor, in electrical communication with the liquid detection means for receiving the liquid signal and generating an electrical liquid alarm signal; a liquid alarm means in electrical communication with the monitor means for receiving the liquid alarm signal whereby the liquid alarm means is actuated alerting an operator to the presence of liquid; a respiration sensor, electrically coupled to the microprocessor, for sensing the respiration of a patient generating a respiration signal that is transmitted to the microprocessor, whereby the microprocessor formulates a respiration rate signal; and a respiration rate display means, in electrical communication with the microprocessor for receiving the respiration rate signal and for alerting the operator as to a respiration rate for a patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- said patient monitor comprising;
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