Patent ID: 8496001

Claim:
A process for the automatic identification of a type of a breathing tube, the process comprising: providing a respirator with a reading unit and a control unit for controlling respiration processes during operation of the device based on respiration parameter settings; providing a memory element connected to a breathing tube, the memory element having data identifying the breathing tube stored thereon; reading data from the memory element with the reading unit which is part of the respirator, when the breathing tube is brought into the vicinity of the respirator; identifying, with the control unit, when the breathing tube is not suitable for an intended mode of respiration, associated with the respiration parameter settings, or identifying a mode of respiration set at the respirator, associated with the respiration parameter settings, that does not fit the breathing tube set at the respirator; and triggering an alarm upon identifying when the breathing tube is not suitable for an intended mode of respiration or upon identifying a mode of respiration that does not fit the breathing tube set at the respirator.