Patent ID: 11883589
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of monitoring a pediatric tracheostomy patient, comprising:
providing a tracheostomy tube monitor and alerting apparatus, comprising:, (i) a passive humidification device, wherein the opening in the rear sidewall is axially aligned with the connected tracheostomy tube; and
(ii) an integrated monitoring assembly, the monitoring assembly fitted within an opening of a rear sidewall of the device, wherein the opening in the rear sidewall is axially aligned with a connected tracheostomy tube, wherein the monitoring assembly includes a plurality of subcomponents, a cover for encasing the plurality of subcomponents, wherein the cover is dimensioned such that its edges are flush within the opening of the rear sidewall thereby providing an airtight seal for the plurality of subcomponents, wherein the cover includes a planar surface and two pairs of opposing sidewalls, and wherein each sidewall is connected to an adjacent sidewall by an elongate corner, the subcomponents comprising: a microcontroller, a sensor and an alarm;
connecting the device to a tracheostomy tube;
monitoring one or more physiological parameters of an airflow entering the device; and
automatically triggering an alarm when a parameter deviates from a predetermined baseline value.