Patent ID: 7984712
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting disconnect of a patient circuit of a ventilation system, comprising: a) means for detecting a volume loss lasting for a first predetermined period of time; b) means for detecting a pressure loss lasting for at least two consecutive breaths or for a breath longer than a second predetermined period of time; c) means for detecting a pressure loss continuing for a third predetermined period of time; d) means for detecting a volume loss for a single breath; e) means for detecting a pressure loss for a single breath; and f) means for detecting an increase of compliance, wherein the detecting for a)-c) result in generating an alarm, during an inhalation phase and wherein the detecting for d)-f) result in a signal, during an inhalation phase, for adjusting operations instead of the generating of the alarm.