Wireless, gas flow-powered sensor system for a breathing assistance system

J Gentner, P Nicolazzi, L Mougel, B Poirot… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A breathing assistance system for providing breathing assis tance to a
patient includes a gas delivery system configured to generate a gas flow, a patient interface …

Tilt sensor for use with proximal flow sensing device

DG Graboi, C Hinson - US Patent 8,113,062, 2012 - Google Patents
A tilt sensor is provided that is generally adapted to detect tilted and non-tilted states of an
object associated therewith, which in some cases is a ventilation circuit component. The tilt …

Exhalation valve assembly with integral flow sensor

DP Winter, WG Sanborn - US Patent 8,439,036, 2013 - Google Patents
Medical ventilators are designed to control the delivery of respiratory gas to a patient to
supplement the patient's breath ing efforts or to cause the in? ation and de? ation of a non …

Exhalation valve assembly with integrated filter

DP Winter, WG Sanborn - US Patent 8,469,031, 2013 - Google Patents
An exhalation valve assembly that controls the pressure of exhaled gas in a ventilation
system is described. The exhalation valve assembly includes an actuator module that may …

Exhalation valve assembly with integrated filter and flow sensor

DP Winter, WG Sanborn - US Patent 8,439,037, 2013 - Google Patents
An exhalation valve assembly that controls the pressure of exhaled gas in a ventilation
system is described. The exhalation valve assembly includes an actuator module that may …

Inverse sawtooth pressure wave train purging in medical ventilators

MM Jafari, JK Aviano, DG Grabol, ER McCoy… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
This disclosure describes systems and methods for purging narroW diameter sensor tubing,
occasionally referred to as “sensor lines,” in a ventilation system. The disclosure describes a …

Exhalation valve assembly with selectable contagious/non-contagious latch

DP Winter, WG Sanborn - US Patent 8,469,030, 2013 - Google Patents
Medical ventilators are designed to control the delivery of respiratory gas to a patient to
Supplement the patient's breath ing efforts or to cause the inflation and deflation of a non …

Flow rate compensation for transient thermal response of hot-wire anemometers

MM Jafari, RS Jimenez, ER McCoy… - US Patent 8,434,479, 2013 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are described for application of a transitory corrective
modification to a hot-wire anemometer flow voltage and/or calculated flow rate to …

System and process for supplying respiratory gas under pressure or volumetrically

C Andreiux - US Patent 8,800,557, 2014 - Google Patents
The object of the invention is a device for supplying respiratory gas to a patient according to
respiratory cycles, comprising a gaseous flow rate generator provided with a turbine with low …

Filter and valve body for an exhalation module

DP Winter, WG Sanborn - US Patent App. 29/360,554, 2012 - Google Patents
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