Patrick Dowling;Mark Cleary;David Powell;Alan Finneran;John Desmond;Garret Coady
发明人:
Alan Finneran,Garret Coady,John Desmond,Mark Cleary,David Powell,Patrick Dowling
申请号：
US12726210
公开号：
US08568316B2
申请日:
2010.03.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
Various embodiments of an tracheal tube having a sensor coupled to a selectively permeable membrane are provided. In some embodiments, the membrane may be permeable to one or more blood gases and/or blood analytes. Certain embodiments of the endotracheal tube may be capable of deploying the sensor during intubation to sense one or more indicators of blood flow characteristics, such as a level of blood gases and/or blood analytes, in the respiratory tract. Embodiments of the present invention may include positioning of the sensor in a variety of suitable positions with respect to the permeable membrane, such as mounting the sensor to the underside of an inflatable permeable membrane.
