Patent ID: 11969549
Assignee: COLABS MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device for assisting in ventilation of an individual, the device comprising:
a tubular member having at least a first lumen and a second lumen, where the first lumen is fluidly coupled to a first opening located distally relative to a medial opening, where the medial opening is fluidly coupled to the second lumen, where the first opening and medial opening are each fluidly isolated within the tubular member;
a sensor configured to measure a condition of a body passageway to determine a change in a thoracic cavity of the individual;
a control unit having a suction source and a gas supply, the control unit having a valve configured to fluidly couple the gas supply to either the first lumen or to the second lumen;
the control unit also capable of drawing suction from the suction source through the first lumen and the first opening, where the control unit is configured to monitor the first lumen for a vacuum to indicate collapse of the body passageway and formation of a seal at the first opening wherein the control unit maintains suction while delivering a gas from the gas supply at a delivery rate through the second lumen and the medial opening;
where the control unit is configured to deliver the gas at the delivery rate through the first lumen and first opening upon failing to detect formation of the seal at the first opening; and
where the control unit is configured to alter the delivery rate based upon a reading of the sensor.