Patent ID: 11890413
Assignee: TAINNOVATION INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method to monitor movement of a tracheostomy tube, the method comprising:
affixing the tracheostomy tube to a patient;
attaching a device to the patient, the device is configured to detect movement of the tracheostomy tube, wherein the device comprises a faceplate and a tracheostomy collar, and wherein
the faceplate comprising a portion, the portion having a first opening configured to receive the tracheostomy tube, the portion having a first side disposed opposite a second side, each of the first side and second side of the portion having a tracheostomy collar opening which is above the first opening; and wherein
the tracheostomy collar comprises:
a main body having a first end and a second end, the first end of the tracheostomy collar having a first fastener, the first fastener passes through both the first aperture of the body of the faceplate and tracheostomy collar opening of the first side of the portion and the second end of the tracheostomy collar having a second fastener, the second fastener passes through both the second aperture of the body of the faceplate and tracheostomy collar opening of the second side of the portion;
an actuator component and a sensor component located proximate the faceplate; an alarm assembly; and
a transmitter;
in response to detecting movement of the tracheostomy tube, the sensor component transmits a signal to an alarm assembly in response to the actuation of the actuator component, wherein the alarm assembly further comprises one or more indicators, wherein each of the one or more indicators comprise a light-emitting diode (LED), wherein in response to the actuator component actuating when the sensor component detects movement of the tracheostomy tube being moved from a first position to a second position, a first indicator of the one or more indicators emits a first color of light, in response to the actuator component actuating when the sensor component detects movement of the tracheostomy tube being moved from the first position to a third position, a second indicator of the one or more indicators emits a second color of light, and
in response to the actuator component actuating when the sensor component detects movement of the tracheostomy tube being moved from the first position to a fourth position, a third indicator of the one or more indicators emits a third color of light;
the alarm assembly configured to produce an alert in response to receiving the signal from the sensor component; and
the transmitter configured to transmit the alert to an electronic device via a network.