Patent ID: 8448636
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61M,G09B

Abstract:
1. An intubation device, comprising: an intubation tube having a cuff coupled thereto; and an intubation aide coupled to the cuff and configured to control a state of the cuff as a function of the cuff's interaction with a lumen of a subject, wherein the intubation aide includes a placement analyzer configured to detect which lumen, trachea or esophagus, the intubation tube has been inserted, and to control a state of the cuff as a function of the lumen detected, and wherein the placement analyzer is further configured to calculate a differential between fore and aft pressures of the cuff, a positive differential indicating the intubation tube is located in the trachea and a negative differential indicating the intubation tube is located in the esophagus.