Patent ID: 9744321
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A ventilator breathing circuit comprising: a plurality of circuit connections, each of the plurality of circuit connections including a first conduit and a second conduit; a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader; an open RFID tag having an open state and a completed circuit state, wherein the open RFID tag is configured to be energized by the RFID reader only when the open RFID tag is in the completed circuit state, wherein the open RFID tag is only in the completed circuit state when the first conduit and the second conduit are connected, and wherein the open RFID tag is affixed to any of the first conduits; a conducting ring affixed to the second conduit corresponding to the first conduit having the open RFID tag, wherein when the first conduit and the second conduit are connected, the conducting ring of the second conduit completes a circuit in the open RFID tag, changing the open RFID tag from the open state to the completed circuit state, wherein the open RFID tag is energized by the RFID reader and sends a set of data to the RFID reader, wherein the set of data includes information about the circuit connection.