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Drager Medical AG & Co. KG

Lubeck, DE

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20110146679RESPIRATOR - A respirator with a breathing gas block (06-23-2011
20110120469MEDICAL VENTILATION DEVICE WITH HOSE DETECTION - A medical ventilator is coupled to a patient via a hose system to generate a respiratory flow according to a predetermined ventilation mode. The ventilator has a first flow sensor for generating a first sensor signal indicative of an inspiratory flow into the hose system distant from the patient. The hose system has a further flow sensor for generating a further sensor signal indicative of the respiratory flow proximal to the patient. The ventilator has an input for receiving the further sensor signal. The ventilator compares the further sensor signal with an expected sensor signal indicative of the respiratory flow proximal to the patient. The expected sensor signal is determined by a combination of the first sensor signal and the predetermined ventilation mode. The ventilator controls the ventilating in dependence on the comparison.05-26-2011
20110116260ACTUATING DEVICE FOR OPERATING LAMPS - An actuating device for operating lamps (05-19-2011
20110105914PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PATIENT DURING ANESTHESIA AND FOR DETERMINING THE COMBINED EFFECT OF A PLURALITY OF ANESTHETICS - A process is provided for monitoring a patient being anesthetized, as well as a process for determining a combined effect of different anesthetics used. Devices for carrying out the processes are also provided.05-05-2011
20110079697SUSPENSION DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MOUNTING SAME - A suspension device (04-07-2011
20110068929PROCESS FOR GENERATING AN ALARM, CONTROL DEVICE AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROCESS - A process is provided for generating an alarm if at least one monitored parameter (03-24-2011
20110061650ANESTHESIA DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING AN ANESTHESIA DEVICE - An anesthesia device and a process are provided with which a breathing gas, which is present in a breathing circuit and which is especially enriched with an anesthetic, can be removed rapidly and in a cost-effective manner. The breathing circuit comprises an inspiratory breathing gas duct and an expiratory breathing gas duct, for receiving an expired breathing gas, a Y-piece, which is designed as a Y-piece that can be closed, for connecting the inspiratory and expiratory breathing gas ducts with a patient. At least one breathing gas supply system introduces breathing gas into the breathing circuit. A breathing gas outlet duct is provided with a breathing gas outlet valve. A breathing gas reservoir intermediately stores breathing gas. A PEEP valve is arranged upstream of the breathing gas reservoir in the direction of flow of the breathing gas. A breathing gas delivery is arranged downstream of the breathing gas reservoir in the direction of flow of the breathing gas. An air inlet introduces ambient air into the breathing circuit. The air inlet is arranged between the PEEP valve and the breathing gas delivery. A control is provided at least for controlling the ambient air entering through the air inlet, the breathing gas delivery, the PEEP valve and the breathing gas outlet valve for removing breathing gases from the breathing circuit.03-17-2011
20110056490ANESTHESIA SYSTEM - An anesthesia system is provided including an anesthesia apparatus, an anesthetic dispenser with an anesthetic reservoir, at least one dispensing parameter detection means, a contactless interface between the anesthesia apparatus and the anesthetic dispenser for transmitting data, especially the dispensing parameters, and for supplying the at least one dispensing parameter detection means with energy. The data and energy transmission takes place by means of electromagnetic field forces.03-10-2011
20110031313ANESTHESIA SYSTEM - An anesthesia system (02-10-2011
20110028819MEDICAL SENSOR DEVICE - Electromyographic and mechanomyographic parameters of a patient are detected accurately with few artifacts in a medical sensor device (02-03-2011
20100307505BREATHING MASK - A breathing mask is provided which prevents condensation in the interior space of the mask. The mask body (12-09-2010
20100307499RESPIRATOR WITH AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED PRESSURE-ASSIST RESPIRATION - A respirator with an adjustable pressure or volume flow curve has a control and analyzing unit, which is set up to determine the resistance R and the alveolar pressure P12-09-2010
20100294280BREATHING TUBE SYSTEM COMPRISING A HEATING ELEMENT - A breathing tube system has a heating element, wherein a resistance wire extends several times to and fro in the longitudinal direction of a tube with wire terminals at one end and is held in the tube in parallel by means of a plurality of spreading elements located at spaced locations from one another in the longitudinal direction of the tube. The resistance wire extends at least four times in the longitudinal direction of the tube. The spreading elements have guide elements for receiving the resistance wire at the inner tube wall of the tube. The spreading elements with the resistance wire are displaceable in the tube in the longitudinal direction.11-25-2010
20100269829SLOT VALVE FOR USE IN THE PNEUMATIC SWITCHING CIRCUIT OF A RESPIRATOR - A slot valve (10-28-2010
20100258129WATER TRAP FOR A BREATHING TUBE - A water trap (10-14-2010
20100242963HUMIDIFYING DEVICE FOR BREATHING GASES - A humidifying device for breathing gases. The humidifying device has a housing with a recess, a heater, an evaporating chamber with a water feed, a breathing gas feed channel, a breathing gas outlet channel and at least one float element and at least one filling level indicator. The evaporating chamber can be introduced at least partially into the recess and is in contact with the heater to heat water and is designed to receive water from a water reservoir through the water feed. The at least one float element is guided in a floatingly movable manner on the water and is designed to close the feed of water above a water level set point in the evaporating chamber, and the at least one filling level indicator is designed to recognize the drop of the water level from the water level set point as a function of the position of the at least one float element.09-30-2010
20100228143APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DETERMINE FUNCTIONAL LUNG CHARACTERISTICS - An apparatus for determining functional lung characteristics of a patient includes an electrical impedance tomography (EIT) imaging device adapted to record the impedance distribution within a plane of the thorax of the patient. The EIT imaging device includes a control and analysis unit for performing the impedance measurement and deriving the impedance distribution within the plane of the thorax. The control and analysis unit automatically performs steps including determining a global impedance change, defined as the impedance change with respect to an earlier measured reference impedance distribution integrated over the electrode plane, and recording the global impedance change curve as a function of time, performing breath detection in order to identify a breathing cycle, subdividing each breathing cycle to define a plurality of intratidal intervals, subdividing an EIT image from each interval into a plurality of regions of interest and calculating for each region of interest the ratio of the integrated impedance change within this region of interest to the global impedance change of this EIT image, for each intratidal interval presenting indications of the ratios determined for the regions of interest to provide an intratidal gas distribution representation for each interval.09-09-2010
20100224189PROCESS FOR OPERATING A RESPIRATOR - A process for controlling a respirator with reduced gas excess, wherein a load situation (09-09-2010
20100199993DEVICE FOR SEPARATING MOISTURE FROM BREATHING GAS08-12-2010
20100151785TUBE NOZZLE FOR A RESPIRATOR - A coupling device (06-17-2010
20100139659SPO2 CONTROL WITH ADAPTIVE LINEAR COMPENSATION - A device and a process for controlling a respirator with inclusion of an oxygen saturation value (06-10-2010
20100122702DEVICE FOR SEPARATING CONDENSATE FROM A COAXIAL BREATHING GAS LINE - A condensate separator is provided for a coaxial tube system, which has an inner gas duct (05-20-2010
20100059057BREATHING TUBE CONNECTING DEVICE - A breathing tube connecting device is provided for connecting a breathing tube to at least two respirators. The breathing tube connecting device includes a base body with a breathing gas through duct embodied in the base body, a jacket body, which can be meshed with the base body in a positive-locking manner and thus encloses at least a part of the base body in a coaxial manner, and a transponder. The transponder is provided between the base body and the jacket body. The breathing gas through duct and the jacket body are embodied at least partly as a coupling section for a selective connection of the breathing tube to one of the at least two respirators.03-11-2010
20100056933PLUG-IN CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL TUBES - A plug-in connector for medical tubes is provided with a first plug-in part (03-04-2010
20100051028WICK FOR AN ANESTHETIC EVAPORATOR - A wick for an anesthetic evaporator is provided as a dimensionally stable wick body (03-04-2010
20100043793RESPIRATOR WITH A BREATHING TUBE SYSTEM - A breathing tube system for connection to a respirator (02-25-2010
20100022849MEDICAL WORKSTATION WITH INTEGRATED SUPPORT OF PROCESS STEPS01-28-2010
20090320846MEASURING GAS SAMPLE HOLDER FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRATIONS OF GAS COMPONENTS AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A MEASURING GAS SAMPLE HOLDER - A measurement gas vessel (12-31-2009
20090319009DEVICE FOR PREDICTING A BODY TEMPERATURE OF A PATIENT12-24-2009
20090312661DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CONDITION OF FLOW IN A RESPIRATION SYSTEM - A device for detecting the condition of flow in a respiration system combines the function of a nonreturn valve with the function of flow measurement in a common device. The device includes a valve arrangement (12-17-2009
20090302178FASTENING DEVICE, MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND INSTRUMENT SYSTEM WITH SUCH A FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening device (12-10-2009
20090296773DOUBLE TEMPERATURE SENSOR WITH A RECEIVING ELEMENT - A double temperature sensor with a receiving element for measuring a near-surface temperature of the ambient air and the skin surface. The double temperature sensor with a receiving element includes an insulating block, two temperature sensors and a receiving element. At least the receiving element (12-03-2009
20090282896CONNECTING COMPONENT FOR A BREATHING TUBE WITH A SENSOR FOR MEASURING THE GAS FLOW - A breathing tube for a sensor (11-19-2009
20090281443DEVICE FOR TAKING AND ANALYZING BREATHING GAS SAMPLES - A device provided for taking and continuously analyzing and monitoring breathing gas samples from defined, current phases of breathing of a patient is equipped with a breathing gas line (11-12-2009
20090261759DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR UNIFORMLY LIGHTING AN OPERATING AREA - A device and a process are provided for uniformly lighting an operating area for performing the lighting of an operating area (10-22-2009
20090250055DEVICE FOR RESPIRATING PATIENTS - A device is provided for increasing humidity for respirating patients, especially for a respiration humidifier or an anesthesia reflector. The device includes a gas channel for passing through breathing air, a control and/or regulating device, a temperature sensor and a dew sensor for measuring the humidity present in the breathing air by electromagnetic radiation with a generating device and with a detection device for electromagnetic radiation. The humidity of the breathing air is determined at a low cost and in a reliable manner and condensation is avoided in the respiration system without any additional effort for sterilization. Humidity in the breathing air is determined by the a dew sensor by the change in the reflection of the electromagnetic radiation as a function of dew formation at a condensation-fogged and condensation-free boundary surface between breathing air and a medium having an optical density higher than that of breathing air.10-08-2009
20090177181DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE DEPTH OF SEDATION OF A MECHANICALLY RESPIRATED PATIENT - A device is provided for controlling the depth of sedation of a respirated patient. The device includes a respirator (07-09-2009
20090159082METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A RESPIRATION SYSTEM AND A CORRESPONDING RESPIRATOR - A method of automatically controlling a respiration system for proportional assist ventilation with a control device and with a ventilator. An electrical signal is recorded by electromyography with electrodes on the chest in order to obtain a signal u06-25-2009
20090133490DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MEASURING THE VELOCITY OF FLOW OF A FLUID - A device is provided for measuring the velocity of flow of a fluid in a respiration system and includes a first thermal sensor element (05-28-2009
20090114225DEVICE FOR RELEASING BREATHING GAS - A device for releasing breathing gas establishes constant flow conditions for the breathing gas being discharged. An annular connection element (05-07-2009
20090114224METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A VENTILATION OR BREATHING SYSTEM AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING VENTILATION OR BREATHING SYSTEM - A method is provided for automatically controlling a ventilation or breathing system with a ventilation unit (05-07-2009
20090114222PROCESS FOR OPERATING A RESPIRATOR OR ANESTHESIA DEVICE IN THE APRV MODE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPEDANCE AND/OR THE IMPEDANCE CHANGE - A process is provided for operating a respirator and/or anesthesia device in the APRV mode with at least one pressure release phase with the step of setting a first point in time for terminating the pressure release phase. The process includes measuring the electrical impedance and/or impedance change of the lungs and setting the first point in time such that the measured impedance and/or impedance change are taken into account. A device is provided for carrying out the process according to the present invention.05-07-2009
20090107505DISPOSABLE ABSORBER WITH ADAPTER AND LIP SEAL - An adapter is provided for adapting an absorber container (04-30-2009
20090105551DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR THE OUTPUT OF MEDICAL DATA - A device is provided for the output of medical data with an output device (04-23-2009
20090095296ANESTHETIC GAS INTERMEDIATE STORAGE UNIT WITH ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS WHICH CAN BE INFLUENCED ELECTRICALLY - An anesthetic gas intermediate storage unit is provided having a first gas duct for passing through inspiration gas, a second gas duct for passing through expiration gas and an adsorption material (04-16-2009
20090095295DEVICE FOR ADSORBING AND DESORBING ANESTHETIC - A device is provided for adsorbing and desorbing anesthetic has good control of anesthetic dispensing such as in an anesthetic system. An adsorption filter is provided with adsorption beds (04-16-2009
20090095291DEVICE FOR ADSORBING AND DESORBING ANESTHETIC - A device for adsorbing and desorbing anesthetic shall be improved in respect of the anesthetic supply. A sampling device (04-16-2009
20090093730DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL PULSES - A device for detecting and transmitting electrical pulses from the body surface of a patient to device processing the electrical pulses. The device for detecting includes at least two electrical leads of different lengths, at least one electrical insulating material surrounding the at least two electrical leads, a connecting port for connection to the device for processing the electrical pulses at one end of the at least two electrical leads and a recess in the electrical insulating material of the at least two electrical leads, so that an electric contact can be established with the skin surface of the patient. The two leads of different lengths have a ratio of the electrical resistance to the length of the leads and/or the ratio of the impedance to the length of the leads that is/are greater in the shorter lead than in the longer lead. With the construction artifacts caused by external sources of interference are easily filtered out and it can be manufactured at a low cost, so as to be employed for disposable use.04-09-2009
20090090472LIQUID EVAPORATOR - A liquid evaporator with a liquid reserve (04-09-2009
20090084383WATER TRAP WITH AN EMPTYING DEVICE - A breathing gas system and water trap (04-02-2009
20090076583MEDICAL ELECTRODE - A medical electrode is provided for detecting and transmitting electrical pulses from the body surface of a patient to a device for processing the electrical pulses. The medical electrode includes a contact element (03-19-2009
20090076365MEDICAL ELECTRODE - A medical electrode is provided for detecting and transmitting electric pulses from the body surface of a patient to an electric pulse processor. The medical electrode includes an outer carrier and at least one inner carrier (03-19-2009
20090070934MEDICAL WORKSTATION FOR PATIENTS - A medical workstation and workstation system for patients includes a bed for positioning the patient in the lying position, a plurality of mobile work units, which are connected to the bed, a control unit, which is arranged at the bed and which can be connected via a first supply cable to a stationary media port, on the one hand, and via a second supply cable to a mobile media port, on the other hand, for supplying a work unit. The control unit is designed as a distribution unit, to which a plurality of mobile work units (03-19-2009
20090050150RESPIRATION HUMIDIFIER - A respiration humidifier with a base unit (02-26-2009
20090043215SPHYGMOMANOMETER CUFF FOR NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT - A sphygmomanometer cuff is provided for measuring the blood pressure over a blood vessel. The sphygmomanometer cuff has at least one inflatable cuff part (02-12-2009
20090041080TEMPERATURE-MEASURING DEVICE FOR A RESPIRATION HUMIDIFIER - A contactless temperature-measuring device especially for a respiration humidifier with a flow channel for breathing gas, which is improved in respect to handling and reliability of measurement. The device includes: a hollow body (02-12-2009
20090038614RESPIRATION HUMIDIFIER - A respiration humidifier (02-12-2009
20090020123PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING MONITORING STATES - A process and system are provided for transmitting monitoring states between respirators. The process includes the detection of and recording of monitoring states of a monitoring unit (01-22-2009
20090020119RESPIRATOR AND A PROCESS FOR OPERATING A RESPIRATOR - Operating a respirator with an inspiration pressure-vs.-time curve (01-22-2009
20090020117BREATHING GAS SUPPLY DEVICE - A breathing gas supply device is provided which can be taken apart for cleaning purposes. The breathing gas supply device has a modular design in the form of a breathing gas module (01-22-2009
20090005655PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PATIENT DURING ANESTHESIA AND FOR DETERMINING THE COMBINED EFFECT OF A PLURALITY OF ANESTHETICS - A process is provided for monitoring a patient being anesthetized, as well as a process for determining a combined effect of different anesthetics used. Devices for carrying out the processes are also provided.01-01-2009
20080319426System for Clearing Modes of Operation on a Multicomponent Medical Instrument - A system is provided for clearing modes of operation on a multicomponent medical instrument with a basic instrument (12-25-2008
20080319249THERMOTHERAPY DEVICE WITH AN INFLATABLE HOOD - A thermotherapy device with a reclining surface and with an inflatable hood for covering the reclining surface. The inflatable hood (12-25-2008
20080295844CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBER FOR A REBREATHING SYSTEM - A carbon dioxide absorber for a rebreathing system can be connected to a connection head of the rebreathing system in a simple manner. A centering device (12-04-2008
20080295841CONNECTION HEAD FOR AN ABSORBER OF AN ANESTHETIC BREATHING SYSTEM - A connection head for an absorber (12-04-2008
20080295840PROCESS FOR OPERATING A RESPIRATOR AND/OR ANESTHESIA DEVICE IN THE APRV MODE WITH THE %PEF CRITERION AND A DEVICE OPERATED CORRESPONDINGLY - A process for operating a respirator and/or anesthesia device in the APRV mode with the % PEF criterion which includes a detection of a spontaneous expiratory effort by the patient and initiation of a pressure release phase when the detected spontaneous expiratory effort by the patient falls within a predetermined trigger window (Tf12-04-2008
20080295838PROCESS FOR OPERATING A RESPIRATOR AND/OR ANESTHESIA DEVICE AND A DEVICE OPERATED CORRESPONDINGLY - A process for operating a respirator and/or an anesthesia device with measurement of a set percent Peak Expiratory Flow (% PEF) (15) or percent Peak Inspiratory Flow (% PIF) and regulation ofthe measured % PEF (15) or % PIF to the set % PEF (15) or % PIF. Furthermore, a suitable respirator and/or anesthesia device are provided.12-04-2008
20080295836PATIENT CARE UNIT WITH A RECLINING SURFACE - A patient care unit (12-04-2008
20080283059DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR RESPIRATING A PATIENT - For the first time ever, a device (11-20-2008
20080281380MEDICAL SYSTEM WITH GALVANIC SEPARATION - A medical system with a medical device and with a supply unit. The supply unit is designed to be separably connected to the medical device and to supply the medical device with electric energy without interruption. The medical system has an isolating transformer and a changeover device, wherein the changeover device is connected to the isolating transformer and to the medical device and is designed to connect the medical device or the supply unit to an electric supply network via the isolating transformer as desired.11-13-2008
20080264418Y-PIECE FOR MEDICAL RESPIRATION SYSTEMS - A Y-piece (10-30-2008
20080264417MODULAR RESPIRATION SYSTEM FOR THE MECHANICAL RESPIRATION OF A PATIENT - A modular respiration system is provided for the mechanical respiration of a patient. The respirator system has a modular respiration module (10-30-2008
20080245367ELECTRODYNAMIC DRIVE FOR A DISPENSING VALVE - An electrodynamic drive of a compact design is provided, particularly for a respiration system dispensing valve. The electrodynamic drive has a velocity measuring system that is uncoupled from the electrodynamic drive. The velocity measuring system is provided directly above a moving coil system, wherein the velocity measuring system has a short-circuit sleeve (10-09-2008
20080234595METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RESISTANCE OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF A PATIENT - A method for automatically determining the resistance of the respiratory system of a spontaneously breathing intubated patient. The method includes measuring flow (V′) and airway pressure (P09-25-2008
20080223368DISPENSING VALVE FOR BREATHING GAS - A dispensing valve with admission pressure compensation and a safety device for maximum pressure limitation of the admission pressure. To accomplish the object, a deformation zone (09-18-2008
20080216829PROCESS FOR REGULATING A RESPIRATION HUMIDIFIER AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A process and a device are provided for regulating a respiration humidifier by the temperature measured in the breathing gas. The output of the heating or dispensing unit (09-11-2008
20080208056METHOD FOR MEASURING THE RUN TIME OF AN ULTRASONIC PULSE IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE FLOW VELOCITY OF A GAS IN A BREATHING GAS VOLUME FLOW SENSOR - A method is provided for measuring the run time of an ultrasonic pulse in the determination of the flow velocity of a gas in a breathing gas volume flow sensor (1). The breathing gas volume flow sensor (1) has a flow duct (3) with a measuring section, wherein the measuring section is arranged in parallel to or at an angle (α) smaller than 90° to the flow duct (3). The measuring section has an ultrasound transmitter (5) and an ultrasound receiver (7). The method determines the run time of the ultrasonic pulse from the receiving signal spectrum without the damping of the ultrasonic pulse having an effect on the run time measurement by an ultrasonic pulse being triggered by a transmitting pulse at the ultrasound transmitter (5). The ultrasound receiver (7) sends a receiving signal and the receiving signal is recorded as a first receiving signal data record as a function of time after the transmitting pulse. A correlation function of the first receiving signal data record is formed with the first sample data record. The run time of the ultrasonic pulse is determined from the point in time of the correlation maximum.08-28-2008
20080207987THERMOTHERAPY DEVICE - To stabilize the air flow forming an air curtain, a thermotherapy device (08-28-2008
20080200776PATIENT CONNECTION FOR THE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION OF A PATIENT - A breathing gas-carrying patient connection (08-21-2008

Patent applications by Drager Medical AG & Co. KG