Patent ID: 9220858
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for ventilating an individual, the method comprising: inserting a ventilation device within a natural respiratory opening of the individual by advancing a working end of the ventilation device within a body passageway of the individual, where the working end includes a distal opening fluidly coupled to a first lumen and a medial opening fluidly coupled to a second lumen; drawing suction through the distal opening and maintaining the suction for a period of time; determining whether tissue of the body passageway is drawn against the distal opening by the suction; ventilating the individual through the first lumen after failing to determine that the tissue of the body passageway is drawn against the distal opening; and ventilating the individual through the second lumen after determining that the tissue of the body passageway is drawn against the distal opening and maintaining the suction while ventilating through the second lumen.