Surgery – Respiratory method or device – Respiratory gas supply means enters mouth or tracheotomy...
Patent
1988-10-11
1990-05-29
Burr, Edgar S.
Surgery
Respiratory method or device
Respiratory gas supply means enters mouth or tracheotomy...
12820523, 12820026, A61M 1600
Patent
active
049286870
ABSTRACT:
A diagnostic monitor checks the carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) content of a gas exiting a patient during endotracheal or esophageal intubation. A plurality of composition portions substantially change color in response to exposure to the carbon dioxide. The composition portions change color in response to different times of exposure to carbon dioxide. A magnifying or condensing lens may be positioned on the monitor to enhance viewing of the color change. The monitor may advantageously be made as part of an intubation system through which the gases from a patient exit the patient. The differences in time of exposure needed to cause the color change may be accomplished by using semipermeable membranes having differing thicknesses, CO.sub.2 permeabilities, and/or surface areas with each membrane corresponding to a particular one of the composition portions.
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Banner Michael J.
Gravenstein Dietrich
Gravenstein Joachim S.
Gravenstein Nikolaus
Lampotang Samsun
Burr Edgar S.
Lewis Aaron J.
The University of Florida
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