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64 results about "Airway patency" patented technology

Assessing airway patency. Recognizing different degrees of airway obstruction and restoring or maintaining airway patency is an integral part of airway management. This skillset is essential for the provision of safe general anesthesia, particularly during the induction and emergence phase when (a degree of) airway obstruction is a common occurence.

Single or multiple nerve stimulation to treat sleep disordered breathing

Devices and / or methods for treating sleep disordered breathing may include stimulation of a single nerve, multiple nerves, as well as other tissues relating to upper airway patency.
Owner:INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC

Non-invasive respiratory assistance system comprising a medical device for maintaining the permeability of the airways

PCT designated stage expiredWO2025125244A1Tracheal tubesRespiratory masksArtificial ventilationNose
The invention relates to a non-invasive respiratory assistance system (10) comprising, at the top, a respiratory mask (11) anatomically shaped to cover at least the nose of the face of a patient, said mask (11) comprising a front face (13) and a through-channel (14), which is intended to be hermetically connected to an artificial ventilation apparatus, and a medical device (1) for maintaining the permeability of the airways, comprising a longitudinal guide (2); gripping means (3) and a member (4) comprising a spatula; said system (10) comprising means for fixing and locking said device (1) inserted within the mouth of said patient; said device (1) being mounted to pass through between said mask (11) and said fixing and locking means, said gripping means (3) and said control means (5) being located toward the front face (13) of said mask (11).
Owner:ISAEV ROBERT

Sleep apnea syndrome intervention device, method and system

The invention provides a sleep apnea syndrome intervention device, method and system, and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. The lower jaw supporting structure can make contact with the lower jaw of the user and support the lower jaw of the user. The first adjusting structure is arranged on the lower jaw supporting structure and can change the relative distance between the lower jaw and the lower jaw supporting structure; the respiration detection structure is used for collecting respiration data of a user and sending the respiration data to the control center; the control center is used for judging the breathing condition of the user according to the breathing data and correspondingly triggering the first adjusting structure to raise the lower jaw or lower the lower jaw relative to the lower jaw supporting structure based on the judgment result. The breathing condition of the user is monitored, when abnormal breathing is detected, the lifting operation on the lower jaw of the user is automatically triggered, so that the smooth airway is recovered, timely intervention is achieved, the sleep quality and the health condition are improved, and wide application prospects and market values are achieved.
Owner:苏州市相城人民医院

Stimulating target tissue among a set of target tissues for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) care

PCT designated stageWO2025245482A1ElectrotherapySensorsSleep disordered breathingLeft pudendal nerve
A device includes at least one first element in operative relation to at least one target tissue from a set of target tissues to treat sleep disordered breathing, which may include obstructive sleep apnea. The operative relation may include sensing and / or stimulation. The at least one target tissue may comprise diaphragm-related tissue, respiratory tissue-related nerves, and / or upper airway patency-related tissue. Example tissue in the set of target tissues includes hypoglossal nerve, infrahyoid muscle (IHM)-innervating nerve, IHMs, glossopharyngeal nerve, an internal superior laryngeal (iSL) nerve, phrenic nerve, diaphragm, pudendal nerve, among other nerves and muscles. In some example, multiple target tissue may be selected for stimulation and / or sensing.
Owner:INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC

Special dysphagia prevention device for nursing of psychiatric patient

The invention provides a dysphagia preventing device special for nursing of psychiatric patients, and relates to the technical field of nursing equipment. The dysphagia prevention device special for nursing of the psychiatric patient comprises a main fixing table, a head and neck fixing mechanism, lip fixing mechanisms and a tongue fixing mechanism, the head and neck fixing mechanism is arranged on one side of the top of the main fixing table, and four sets of lip fixing mechanisms are arranged on the other side, opposite to the head and neck fixing mechanism, of the top of the main fixing table; a tongue fixing mechanism is fixedly connected to the top of the main fixing table and located among the four lip fixing mechanisms. The tongue is fixed through a tongue depressor of the tongue fixing mechanism, the suffocation condition caused by the fact that the tongue slides to the throat can be effectively prevented, the airway smoothness is ensured, automatic devices such as a motor drive device are used in the technical scheme, operation is more convenient and efficient, medical staff can quickly and accurately complete fixing and treatment operation, and the working efficiency is improved. And the working efficiency is improved.
Owner:NINGBO KANGNING HOSPITAL (NINGBO MENTAL DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL CENT NINGBO INST OF MICROCIRCULATION & HYOSCYAMS)

Wireless intraoral genioglossus electromyography collection apparatus and functional electrical stimulation system thereof

A wireless intraoral genioglossus electromyography collection apparatus, and a closed-loop functional electrical stimulation system comprising the apparatus. In the electromyography collection apparatus, electrodes (5, 50), electromyography collection circuits (2, 3, 4) and a wearable dental appliance (1) are fixedly assembled and are subject to waterproof packaging, so that the accuracy of signal collection and the wearing comfort of a user are effectively improved, and the apparatus is suitable for being worn for a long time in an intraoral humid environment. The closed-loop functional electrical stimulation system integrates electromyographic signal monitoring and electrical stimulation, can monitor the activity state of the genioglossus in real time, and provides electrical stimulation when necessary to maintain airway patency, and thus effectively prevents breathing problems caused by airway collapse. The system can also automatically adjust stimulation parameters according to real-time feedback of electromyographic signals, such that the treatment accuracy and the treatment effect are improved, and the system is particularly suitable for treating obstructive sleep apnea.
Owner:TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY +1

Trachea cannula passing through tracheostoma

InactiveCN120305522ATracheal tubesBalloon catheterVia tracheostomyCatheter
The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a tracheal intubation through tracheostomy, which comprises a catheter and a respiration assisting mechanism, a sliding tube is in vertical sliding fit with the inner wall of the lower end of the catheter, the lower end of the sliding tube is wedge-shaped, and air holes are formed in the side wall of the lower end of the sliding tube; an air bag fixedly sleeves the outer wall of the catheter; the guide pipe is slidably sleeved with a chassis, the top of the chassis is fixedly connected with an elastic clamping sleeve, and buffering grooves are symmetrically formed in the two sides of the clamping sleeve. The airbag is positioned below the chassis; the top end of the catheter is fixedly connected with a connector for connecting a respiration assisting mechanism; the catheter is internally provided with an inner drainage assembly used for cleaning sputum attached to the inner wall of the catheter and an outer drainage assembly used for cleaning sputum attached to the outer wall of the catheter. A driving assembly used for driving the sliding pipe to vertically slide in the guide pipe is arranged in the guide pipe. The tracheostomy tube is complete in structure, and the respiratory tract smoothness of a tracheostomy patient or the respiratory support effect of the tracheostomy patient in operative anesthesia can be effectively improved.
Owner:SICHUAN BAYI REHABILITATION CENT (SICHUAN PROVINCIAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL)

Self-adjusting pharyngoscope device

1. The name of this design product: Adaptive adjustment laryngoscope device. 2. Purpose of the product with this design: It is used to open the airway under visual conditions and maintain airway patency during clinical anesthesia or first aid, and can be adjusted as needed to assist in respiratory management. 3. The key point of the design of this product lies in its shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: Stereoscopic drawing 1.
Owner:ALTAY PEOPLES HOSPITAL

Medical clinical airway patency device for old people

The invention discloses a clinical airway unobstructing device for old-age medicine. The clinical airway unobstructing device comprises a drafting frame, a pop-up auxiliary structure, a rotating replacement disc, a winding roller, a storage assembly and a main body support. The invention belongs to the technical field of airway patents. According to the scheme, only when all the trigger buttons are pressed down by the telescopic moving rod, discharging between the parallel-plate capacitors is ended, electrorheological fluid is made to be in the liquid characteristic, and in the state, the pop-up sleeving shell is separated from the rotating shaft through the pop-up auxiliary spring, so that the winding roller is assisted in being popped up, and therefore the winding effect is improved. Automatic auxiliary popping of the airway hose after the airway hose is wound in place on one winding roller is completed, and automatic experience is achieved; and when the next group of winding rollers are popped out, the falling winding rollers can be clamped by the storage rollers in the other group of overturning accommodating shells below, so that the air passage hose and the air passage intubation tube are convenient to replace, and the use experience is improved.
Owner:JILIN UNIV FIRST HOSPITAL

Multi-directional adjustment oral cavity supporting mechanism for mandibular protraction position

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and provides a mandibular protraction position multidirectional adjustment oral cavity supporting mechanism which comprises a head hoop body worn on the head, two first fixing frames symmetrically installed on the head hoop body, metal arms inserted into the inner sides of the first fixing frames and a plurality of insertion holes formed in the metal arms. The device is worn on the head of a patient through the head band main body, and then the height and the angle of the metal arm upper and lower jaw supporting frame can be adjusted under the cooperation of the fixing assembly, the inserting holes, the T-shaped rotary knob and the positioning mechanism. Meanwhile, under the cooperation of the clamping mechanism, the elastic clamp and the dilator, the mouth of the patient can be dilated, then the airway of the patient can be kept smooth, the situation that an anesthetist manually lifts the lower jaw for a long time is avoided, the airway is rapidly established in first aid, and the suffocation risk is reduced.
Owner:王亚运

Tracheal catheter core capable of sucking sputum

The invention provides a tracheal catheter core capable of sucking sputum. The tracheal catheter core comprises a flexible guide core, a handle assembly and a pull wire. The flexible guide core is formed by connecting a plurality of joints and provided with a first sputum suction channel and a first channel, the handle assembly comprises a supporting rod and a traction piece, the supporting rod is provided with a second channel and a second sputum suction channel, a negative pressure connector is arranged on the side wall of the supporting rod, and the traction piece can pull the pull wire to drive the flexible guide core to be bent. During use, when secretions exist in the oral cavity of a patient, the negative pressure connector is firstly connected with a negative pressure sputum suction device to suck away the secretions, then tracheal intubation is carried out, and during intubation, the pull wire is pulled through the traction piece to adjust the bending degree and the bending direction of the flexible guide core in real time, so that the flexible guide core is smoothly guided to be inserted. According to the invention, the flexible guide core can dynamically adapt to the change of the airway shape in the insertion process, so that the success rate of intubation is improved; meanwhile, the sputum suction channel is formed in the flexible guide core and the supporting rod, sputum in the oral cavity can be cleaned, and the smoothness of the airway is guaranteed.
Owner:QILU HOSPITAL(QINGDAO) CHEELOO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SHANDONG UNIV

Medical clinical airway patency device for old people

The invention discloses an airway unobstructing device for medical clinic of old people, and relates to the technical field of medical clinic. The air inflation mechanism comprises a tube core, a supplementing tube, an air inflation auxiliary tube, a catheter connector and a cuff air inflation tube and is used for making contact with the trachea mucosa after air inflation to achieve trachea sealing; the multi-cavity self-adaptive attaching assembly is arranged at one end of the catheter body and used for achieving dynamic automatic balance after the pressure of the whole air bag system is stressed; the stretchability limiting assembly is arranged at the bottom of the multi-cavity self-adaptive attaching assembly and used for forming a hydrodynamic force lubricating layer between the air bag and the air pipe wall; the automatic pressure balancing assembly is arranged in the multi-cavity self-adaptive attaching assembly and used for automatically completing distribution of internal pressure in multiple cavities where the multi-cavity self-adaptive attaching assembly is installed, most of the pressure is borne and dispersed by the surface of the umbrella-shaped bag, and the fragile tracheal membrane part is almost not directly pressed.
Owner:WUXI NO 2 PEOPLES HOSPITAL

Medical device for maintaining airway patency

The invention relates to a medical device (1) for maintaining the patency of the respiratory tract, comprising a longitudinal guide (2) extending along a curved path; gripping means (3) connected to a proximal end (21) of said guide (2) and a member (4) comprising a spatula shaped complementary to the lingual anatomy and mounted at a distal end (20); characterized in that said member (4) is movable in displacement relative to said guide (2) from a retracted position, in which the spatula of said member (4) extends along said path of said guide (2), to a deployed position, in which said member (4) extends lower in projection relative to said guide (2), and vice versa. Said medical device (1) further comprises means (5) for controlling the displacement of said member (4) between the retracted and deployed positions.The invention also relates to a respiratory assistance system (10) equipped with such a device (1). Figure for abstract: Fig. 1.
Owner:ISAEV ROBERT

Non-invasive respiratory support system including a medical device for maintaining airway patency

The invention relates to a non-invasive respiratory assistance system (10) comprising, at the top, a respiratory mask (11) anatomically shaped to cover at least the nose of a patient's face, said mask (11) comprising a front face (13) and a through channel (14) intended to be hermetically connected with a mechanical ventilation device, and a medical device (1) for maintaining airway patency, comprising a longitudinal guide (2); grasping means (3) and a component (4) comprising a spatula; said system (10) comprising means for fixing and locking said device (1) in insertion within the mouth of said patient; said device (1) being mounted through-hole between said mask (11) and said fixing and locking means, said grasping means (3) and said control means (5) being located on the side of the front face (13) of said mask (11). Figure for the abstract: Fig. 20
Owner:ISAEV ROBERT

Single or multiple nerve stimulation to treat sleep disordered breathing

Devices and / or methods for treating sleep disordered breathing may include stimulation of a single nerve, multiple nerves, as well as other tissues relating to upper airway patency.
Owner:INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC

Card (TARSI)

1. The name of the design product: card (inhalation injury sputum grading card). 2. The use of the design product: used as a medical propaganda card. For nurses to compare the sputum situation of patients with inhalation injury, so as to adjust the airway care measures in time and ensure the smoothness of airway. 3. The design points of the design product: the combination of shape, pattern and color. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: front view. 5. The design protected contains color. 6. The design product is a thin product, omitting the left view; the design product is a thin product, omitting the right view; the design product is a thin product, omitting the top view; the design product is a thin product, omitting the bottom view.
Owner:THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NAVAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY

Inflation supporting device for turning over in prone position

The invention discloses a prone position turning-over inflation supporting device, and relates to the technical field of prone position ventilation, the prone position turning-over inflation supporting device comprises a cushion body, the cushion body comprises a bottom layer cushion, a connecting cushion and an upper layer cushion, the bottom layer cushion and the upper layer cushion are connected into a whole through the connecting cushion, and the bottom layer cushion can be folded up and down relative to the upper layer cushion with the connecting cushion as the center; an inflatable protection pad assembly is fixed to one side of the bottom layer pad, the inflatable protection pad assembly is connected with an inflation pump, and after being inflated, the inflatable protection pad assembly is attached to the upper surface of the body of a patient and can provide prone position support for the patient; the inflatable protection pad assembly comprises an inflatable pipeline, a head protection pad, a shoulder protection pad, a waist and crotch protection pad and a knee protection pad, and the head protection pad and the shoulder protection pad are connected into a whole; according to the invention, the process of turning over the patient in the prone position is more efficient and convenient, stable and accurate support can be provided for the body part of the patient after turning over, the comfort level is increased, and meanwhile, the patient can be ensured to keep the airway unobstructed after being in the prone position.
Owner:THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ANHUI MEDICAL UNIV

Airway management systems for pulmonary disorder treatment

A system of treating atelectasis is provided that includes a tracheal tube positioned within an airway of a ventilated patient and an acoustic sensor coupled to the tracheal tube. The system also includes a monitor communicatively coupled to the acoustic sensor. The monitor includes a processor configured to receive a baseline signal from the acoustic sensor. The processor is configured to provide control instructions to adjust a pressure of a gas mixture delivered to the airway through the tracheal tube. The processor is also configured to receive an updated signal from the acoustic sensor after the adjustment and identify a change in airway openness of lungs of the ventilated patient caused by the adjustment of the pressure. Further, identifying the change is based on the baseline signal and the updated signal.
Owner:COVIDIEN LP

An airway obstruction emergency device control method

This application discloses a control method for an airway obstruction emergency rescue device to improve the success rate of emergency rescue. This application applies to the processing module of an emergency rescue device, which also includes a laryngoscope module. The method includes: acquiring an obstruction assessment result for the affected area; based on the obstruction assessment result, acquiring a processing image of the affected area using a camera on the laryngoscope module, and performing an obstruction elimination operation based on the processing image; reacquiring the processing image and extracting the airway patency rate from the reacquiring processing image; comparing the airway patency rate with a preset patency rate threshold to obtain a comparison result, and performing operations based on the comparison result until the comparison result is consistently greater than or equal to the patency rate threshold for n consecutive times, where n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; if the comparison result is consistently greater than or equal to the patency rate threshold for n consecutive times, then the obstruction is determined to have been eliminated.
Owner:SHENZHEN MATERNITY & CHILD HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL

Airway patency evaluation device and method

The invention discloses an airway patency assessment device. The airway patency assessment device comprises a catheter body, a measuring assembly and an assessment assembly, the catheter body is trumpet-shaped, the two ends of the catheter body are open, the opening of the large-diameter end is an expiration port, the opening of the small-diameter end is an air outlet, an air flow channel is formed between the expiration port and the air outlet, and air enters the air flow channel through the expiration port formed in the catheter body; a reed set is arranged on the inner wall of the guide pipe body and comprises at least one reed, and the reed can generate vibration when making contact with airflow. The measuring assembly is used for collecting vibration data of the reed group; and the evaluation assembly is used for evaluating the airway patency based on the vibration data acquired by the measurement assembly. And the smoothness of the air passage can be evaluated through vibration generated when the arranged reed is in contact with the air flow.
Owner:RUIJIN HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Monitoring device for keeping airway unobstructed and using method thereof

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to a monitoring device for keeping airway smoothness and a using method thereof.The monitoring device comprises an elastic bandage, a storage assembly is arranged on the upper side of the elastic bandage and used for storing the elastic bandage, and a driving assembly is connected to the storage assembly and used for driving the storage assembly; a cotton cushion is fixedly installed on the lower side of an inner cavity of the elastic bandage, a plurality of evenly-distributed air bag strips are installed in an inner cavity of the cotton cushion, and an attached sensor is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner surface of the cotton cushion. The head and the lower jaw of a patient are sleeved with the elastic bandage, so that certain thrust can be applied to the lower jaw of the patient, the situation that the tongue root suffix occurs is avoided, pressure monitoring can be conducted on the tongue root suffix position through the attached sensor, and when the tongue root suffix occurs, a signal can be fed back to a monitoring computer in time; therefore, the alarm module can be started to give an alarm.
Owner:JINHUA MUNICIPAL CENT HOSPITAL

Airway unobstructing device for respiratory support of critical patient

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical tools, and particularly relates to an airway unobstructing device for respiratory support of critical patients, which comprises an outer-layer catheter, a suction hole is arranged on the outer wall of one end of the outer-layer catheter, a guide tube is fixedly sleeved on the inner side of the outer-layer catheter, the length of the guide tube is larger than that of the outer-layer catheter, and the suction hole is communicated with the suction hole. A second baffle ring is fixed to the inner wall of one end of the guide pipe, shielding arc plates are symmetrically fixed to the side wall of one end of the guide pipe, second shielding strips are symmetrically fixed to the edges of the inner walls of the shielding arc plates, first shielding strips are fixed to the edges of the inner walls of the shielding arc plates, and the second baffle ring is located on one side of each shielding arc plate. A ventilation guide pipe penetrates through the inner side of the guide pipe, and a ventilation hole is formed in the side wall of one end of the ventilation guide pipe. The oxygen supply device can supply oxygen to the respiratory tract of a patient in the process that medical staff dredge the airway of the patient, avoids the situation that oxygen deficit of the respiratory tract of the patient is easily caused by too long dredging time, and is convenient to operate and high in practicability.
Owner:张程

Medical airway patency device for old people

The invention provides a medical airway patency device for old people, and belongs to the technical field of airway patency devices. Comprising a shell, symmetrically-distributed sliding grooves are formed in the outer wall of the shell, a collecting bin is formed in the inner wall of the shell, the rapid connecting assembly comprises L-shaped grooves evenly formed in the outer wall of the shell, the inner walls of the L-shaped grooves are slidably connected with connecting blocks, the outer walls of the connecting blocks are fixedly connected with cover bodies, and the cover bodies are fixedly connected with the connecting blocks. And a deformable metal net is arranged between the cover body and the shell, and the deformable metal net is further located on the inner wall of the collecting bin. According to the medical cover, by arranging a clamping structure of an L-shaped groove and a connecting block and matching linkage of components such as a sealing extrusion block, a sliding block, an inner sealing disc, an outer sealing disc and a spring, rapid mounting and dismounting of the cover body are achieved, parts such as bolts do not need to be manually adjusted for multiple times, the operation time of dismounting and mounting is shortened, the working efficiency of medical staff is improved, and the medical staff can conveniently use the cover body. And meanwhile, the stability of the connecting structure is ensured.
Owner:CHINESE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL HAINAN HOSPITAL

Acute respiratory tract obstruction airway unobstructing device

The invention provides an acute respiratory tract obstruction airway unobstructing device, and belongs to the technical field of medical treatment, the device comprises a connecting suction tube, a sputum suction head and a negative pressure suction mechanism, the sputum suction head is arranged at the insertion end of the connecting suction tube, the sputum suction head comprises a suction head front part and a suction head rear part, the suction head front part and the suction head rear part can move relatively in the axial direction, and the suction head front part and the suction head rear part are arranged on the connecting suction tube. The rear portion of the suction head is rotationally connected with the connecting suction pipe, the negative pressure suction mechanism is arranged at the far end of the insertion end of the connecting suction pipe, and a suction hole is formed in the surface of the rear portion of the suction head. An elastic film is arranged in the suction hole, the interior of the elastic film is of an annular double-layer structure, and the opening end of the elastic film is fixedly connected with the inner surface of the suction hole, and through the synergistic effect of the elastic film and the pore diameter adjusting and controlling mechanism, the pore diameter of the suction hole can be automatically adjusted according to the pressure change at the suction hole; airway injury caused by negative pressure adsorption is avoided, and the technical defect that suction holes are adsorbed to the airway wall due to sputum accumulation in the sputum suction process of an existing airway unobstructed device is overcome.
Owner:SECOND MEDICAL CENT OF CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Airway unobstructed device for respiratory support in intensive care medicine

InactiveCN119792755ATracheal tubesOropharyngeal airwayRespiratory support
The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to an airway unobstructing device for respiratory support in intensive care medicine, which comprises a bottom plate, two groups of connecting pieces are fixedly connected to the upper end of the bottom plate, a mask is connected to the upper sides of the connecting pieces, and an upper interface is fixedly connected to the upper end of the mask. Two groups of elastic bandages are fixedly connected to the two sides of the bottom of the mask, a lower connector is fixedly connected to the bottom of the bottom plate, an oropharyngeal airway is clamped to the outer side of the lower connector, and two groups of adjusting assemblies are symmetrically arranged in the bottom plate. Through the arrangement of the adjusting assembly, first baffles are attached to the two ends of the lip, the device is preliminarily fixed, under the elastic effect of a torsion spring, a second connecting rod is opened outwards, the lip is supported, the device is suitable for oral cavity structure differences of different patients, it is ensured that the position of an air duct is proper, fixing is stable, and sealing is good; therefore, air leakage is effectively prevented, the positive pressure ventilation effect is guaranteed, and the use safety of the device is improved.
Owner:JIANGQIAO HOSPITAL JIADING DISTRICT SHANGHAI

Upper airway patency assessment device

The utility model relates to an upper airway patency evaluation device which comprises a tracheostomy cannula, an adapter tube, a voice one-way valve and an air pressure detector, and the tracheostomy cannula comprises a tracheostomy cannula body and an inner air bag. The inner air bag is arranged on the peripheral wall of the tracheostomy tube body and is arranged close to one end of the tracheostomy tube body, the adapter tube comprises a first port, a second port and a third port, the first port is communicated with the other end of the tracheostomy tube body, the voice one-way valve is installed at the second port, and the third port is communicated with the voice one-way valve. The voice one-way valve only allows air to flow into the tracheostomy tube body in a one-way mode, the air pressure detector is communicated with the third port, and the air pressure detector is used for detecting the pressure in the adapter tube. The upper airway patency assessment device can detect and assess patency of the upper airway of a patient without an endoscope, damage to the patient can be reduced, and operation steps are simple.
Owner:BEIJING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY(BEIJING WORKERS SANATORIUM)

Airway sensing, including airflow sensing

A medical device may include an acoustic sensor. The acoustic sensor is configured to sense upper airway airflow of a patient to generate a signal. The medical device also may include a control portion configured to determine respiratory information based on the signal. The medical device also may include a stimulation element configured to apply electrical stimulation to an upper airway patency-related tissue of a patient based on the respiratory information.
Owner:INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC

Airway Patency Assessment Method, Apparatus and System

The present invention provides a method, device and system for evaluating airway patency, which relates to the field of medical technology. The method includes the following steps: S1: Collect the first neck status data of the patient, and the first neck status data at least includes neck image data; Based on the collection result, determine whether there is a swollen area in the patient's neck; S2: If there is a swollen area in the patient's neck, then based on the first neck status data, obtain the swelling condition data for the swollen area, and the swelling condition data at least includes the swelling area and the degree of swelling; S3: Based on the swelling condition data, evaluate the airway patency of the patient. The present invention can determine whether there is a swollen area in the patient's neck and obtain the swelling condition of the swollen area, so as to evaluate airway patency, reduce the error caused by the subjective judgment of medical staff, and reduce various health risks faced by the patient due to airway obstruction.
Owner:THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE MATERNITY & CHILD HEALTH HOSPITAL OF CHINA WELFARE INSTITUTE

Device for facilitating respiratory monitoring and support for patients

The Respiratory Interface Device is a novel, mouth-inserted airway management tool designed to facilitate both oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide sampling through an integrated oral pathway. Unlike conventional nasal cannulas or oropharyngeal airways, this device features internal channels configured to house standard or capnography-compatible tubing, allowing simultaneous gas delivery and exhaled gas monitoring. The device includes a contoured dental plate and an airway arch that conforms to the patient's hard palate, maintaining upper airway patency while avoiding stimulation of the protective airway reflex. Its ergonomic design supports a secure oral fit and provides a streamlined interface for procedural sedation, monitored anesthesia care, emergency airway support, and alternative oxygenation strategies in patients where nasal access is limited or contraindicated. The Respiratory Interface Device represents a versatile, dual-function solution for enhanced airway management and respiratory monitoring.
Owner:UNIV OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUND