IP Library Granted Patent US 11,419,622
Granted Patent B2
US 11,419,622 · App. 15/818,247 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Automated device for choking

Inventor: Mark Anthony Cutino (Bremerton, WA)
A61B17/24A61B1/05A61B1/06A61B17/50A61B2017/00022A61B2017/00115A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00561A61B2017/00734A61B2017/00889A61B2017/306A61M16/049
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,419,622
App. No.
15/818,247
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for blockage removal is provided, which may provide immediate and effective aid to a choking victim. A blockage removal device may comprise a mouthpiece disposed on an inlet. The inlet may be coupled to a chamber configured to hold a vacuum generated by a vacuum pump. A pressure transducer may send information about the vacuum to an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU may send the information to a solenoid valve, which may open and close at a predetermined setting, instantly exposing or blocking the vacuum.

Claims (31)

1. A device, consisting of:

an inlet;

a mouthpiece disposed on the inlet wherein the mouthpiece includes at least one of a viewing means of a magnifier, a fluid-tight seal, or an anti-microbial material;

a chamber, the chamber configured to hold a vacuum, wherein the vacuum comprises air pressure lower than atmospheric pressure;

a vacuum pump, the vacuum pump configured to create the vacuum in the chamber;

a computer;

a transducer, the transducer configured to sense the vacuum inside the chamber and configured to communicate information regarding the vacuum to the computer;

the computer is configured to communicate with another device;

a solenoid valve, the solenoid valve configured to use electricity to instantaneously open or close, wherein the opening or closing of the solenoid valve exposes or blocks the vacuum, and wherein the opening of the solenoid valve is configured to remove an obstruction from a passageway,

wherein the computer has a plurality of settings related to factors from the list containing a victim's condition and a victim's characteristics; and

a power source.

2. A device, consisting of:

an inlet;

a mouthpiece disposed on the inlet wherein the mouthpiece includes a viewing means of a camera;

a chamber, the chamber configured to hold a vacuum, wherein the vacuum comprises air pressure lower than atmospheric pressure;

a vacuum pump, the vacuum pump configured to create the vacuum in the chamber;

a computer;

a transducer, the transducer configured to sense the vacuum inside the chamber and configured to communicate information regarding the vacuum to the computer;

the computer is configured to communicate with another device;

a solenoid valve, the solenoid valve configured to use electricity to instantaneously open or close, wherein the opening or closing of the solenoid valve exposes or blocks the vacuum, and wherein the opening of the solenoid valve is configured to remove an obstruction from a passageway, wherein the computer has a plurality of settings related to factors from the list containing a victim's condition and a victim's characteristics; and

a power source.

3. A device, consisting of:

an inlet;

a mouthpiece disposed on the inlet wherein the mouthpiece includes a viewing means of a display screen;

a chamber, the chamber configured to hold a vacuum, wherein the vacuum comprises air pressure lower than atmospheric pressure;

a vacuum pump, the vacuum pump configured to create the vacuum in the chamber;

a computer;

a transducer, the transducer configured to sense the vacuum inside the chamber and configured to communicate information regarding the vacuum to the computer;

the computer is configured to communicate with another device;

a solenoid valve, the solenoid valve configured to use electricity to instantaneously open or close, wherein the opening or closing of the solenoid valve exposes or blocks the vacuum, and wherein the opening of the solenoid valve is configured to remove an obstruction from a passageway, wherein the computer has a plurality of settings related to factors from the list containing a victim's condition and a victim's characteristics; and

a power source.

Continuity (1)
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