Patent ID: 9352110
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61M,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A method for ventilator suction management, said method comprising the steps of: accessing data associated with a patient comprising an orientation of said patient, wherein said patient is associated with a ventilator; analyzing by a processor said data; determining whether suction is currently needed on said patient based on said orientation of said patient; when the determination indicates that suction is currently needed on said patient, providing for display a first notification indicating that suction is currently needed on said patient; when the determination indicates that suction is not currently needed on said patient, predicting a time in the future when suction should be performed on said patient based on said orientation of said patient and providing for display a second notification identifying the predicted time in the future the suction should be performed on said patient; and performing said suction in response to said first notification.