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Respiration monitor

  • US 4,777,963 A
  • Filed: 06/18/1987
  • Issued: 10/18/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A respiration monitoring device comprising:

  • a substantially thin, flexible support member having an outer surface and an inner surface;

    an adhesive carried by said inner surface, said adhesive being capable of temporarily but firmly securing said support member to a patient'"'"'s skin;

    said support member having an upper portion which is adapted to overlie the bridge of a patient'"'"'s nose when the same is in place and a lower portion which is adapted to overlie the patient'"'"'s nostrils;

    a pair of spaced openings in the lower portion of said support member, said openings being adapted to be in substantial alignment with the patient'"'"'s nostrils when said device is in place;

    a pair of thermistors carried by said support member, each thermistor being located in a different one of said openings whereby, when said device is in place on a patient'"'"'s nose, said thermistors are substantially aligned beneath the patient'"'"'s nostrils and, each of said thermistors being separately enclosed in a fabric mesh material to prevent pieces of the thermistor from being inhaled in the event of breakage of the same.

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