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US 12,370,336 · App. 17/298,170 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Respiratory monitor device and respiratory monitoring system

Inventor: Qiang Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
A61M16/0841A61M16/0003A61M16/0816A61M16/1005A61M2016/0027
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Patent No.
US 12,370,336
App. No.
17/298,170
Filed
May 28, 2021
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Examiner
JANG, JAEICK
Art Unit
3785
USPC
128/204.22
Abstract

Provided is a respiratory monitor device, relating to the field of medical devices. The respiratory monitor device comprises an external pipe and a monitor, and the external tubing is detachably connected to the monitor; the external tubing is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is communicated with the air outlet by means of a cavity of the external tubing, and the external tubing comprises a plurality of first through holes; the monitor comprises a plurality of second through holes, the plurality of first through holes and the plurality of second through holes are communicated in one-to-one correspondence when the external tubing and the monitor are connected, and the monitor is used for detecting gas entering the monitor from the through holes.

Claims (27)

1. A respiratory monitor device, comprising an external tubing and a monitor, wherein the external tubing and the monitor are detachably connected;

the external tubing is provided with a gas inlet and a gas outlet, the gas inlet being in communication with the gas outlet by a chamber of the external tubing; and the external tubing comprises a plurality of first through holes; and

the monitor comprises a plurality of second through holes, wherein when the external tubing is connected to the monitor, the plurality of first through holes are in communication with the plurality of second through holes in one-to-one correspondence, and the monitor is configured to detect gas entering the monitor from the second through holes;

the external tubing and the monitor are each provided with a connecting surface, wherein one of the connecting surface of the external tubing and the connecting surface of the monitor is provided with a plurality of clamping slots, the other of the connecting surface of the external tubing and the connecting surface of the monitor is provided with a plurality of protrusions matching the plurality of clamping slots,

wherein each of the plurality of the clamping slots surrounds a respective one of the plurality of first through holes or the plurality of second through holes, a respective one of a plurality of sealing members is embedded in a respective one of the plurality of clamping slots, and a thickness of the respective one of the plurality of sealing members is less than a slot depth of the respective one of the plurality of clamping slots; wherein a height of a respective one of the plurality of protrusions is greater than the thickness of the respective one of the plurality of sealing members, and a sum of the height of the respective one of the plurality of protrusions and the thickness of the respective one of the plurality of sealing members is greater than or equal to the slot depth of the respective one of the plurality of clamping slots.

2. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of clamping slots is a rectangular slot, and each of the plurality of protrusions is a rectangular protrusion.

3. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of clamping slots is a circular slot, and each of the plurality of protrusions is a circular protrusion.

4. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first through holes and the plurality of second through holes are connected by a pluggable connecting tube.

5. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 4 , wherein the external tubing is provided with a first annular protrusion surrounding the respective one of the plurality of first through holes and the monitor is provided with a second annular protrusion surrounding the respective one of the plurality of second through holes, wherein when the external tubing is connected to the monitor, a first end of the connecting tube sleeves the first annular protrusion, a second end of the connecting tube sleeves the second annular protrusion, and the respective one of the plurality of first through holes is in communication with the respective one of the plurality of second through holes by a tube body of the connecting tube.

6. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , wherein a first annular slot surrounding the respective one of the plurality of first through holes is disposed in the connecting surface of the external tubing, wherein the first annular slot is one of the plurality of clamping slots, and the respective one of the plurality of sealing members is embedded in the first annular slot; and

the connecting surface of the monitor is provided with a third annular protrusion surrounding the respective one of the plurality of second through holes, wherein the third annular protrusion is one of the plurality of protrusions, the third annular protrusion matches the first annular slot in shape, and a sum of a height of the third annular protrusion and a thickness of the respective one of the plurality of sealing members is greater than or equal to a slot depth of the first annular slot.

7. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , wherein a second annular slot surrounding the respective one of the plurality of second through holes is disposed in the connecting surface of the monitor, wherein the second annular slot is one of the plurality of clamping slots, and the respective one of the plurality of sealing members is embedded in the second annular slot; and

a fourth annular protrusion surrounding the respective one of the plurality of first through holes is disposed on the connecting surface of the external tubing, wherein the fourth annular protrusion is one of the plurality of protrusions, the fourth annular protrusion matches the second annular slot in shape, and a sum of a height of the fourth annular protrusion and a thickness of the respective one of the plurality of sealing members is greater than or equal to a slot depth of the second annular slot.

8. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is made of a deformable material.

9. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is a sealing ring.

10. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first through holes are sequentially arranged along a direction from the gas inlet to the gas outlet.

11. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of second through holes is at least three;

the monitor comprises at least one pressure sensor and at least one differential pressure sensor; wherein in the at least three second through holes, one end of at least one pair of two adjacent second through holes going distally from the external tubing is in direct contact with the differential pressure sensor, the differential pressure sensor is configured to acquire a difference between pressure intensities of the gas entering the monitor from the two adjacent second through holes, one end of at least one remaining second through hole going distally from the external tubing is in direct contact with one of the pressure sensors, and the pressure sensor is configured to acquire the pressure intensity of the gas entering the monitor from the one end of the at least one remaining second through hole.

12. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a locking switch, wherein the locking switch is configured to fixedly connect the monitor and the external tubing.

13. The respiratory monitor device according to claim 12 , wherein the locking switch is one of a snap switch and an electromagnetic switch.

14. A respiratory monitoring system, comprising an oxygen generator and a respiratory monitor device; wherein

the respiratory monitor device comprises an external tubing and a monitor, wherein the external tubing and the monitor are detachably connected;

the external tubing is provided with a gas inlet and a gas outlet, the gas inlet being in communication with the gas outlet by a chamber of the external tubing; and the external tubing comprises a plurality of first through holes; and

the monitor comprises a plurality of second through holes, wherein when the external tubing is connected to the monitor, the plurality of first through holes are in communication with the plurality of second through holes in one-to-one correspondence, and the monitor is configured to detect gas entering the monitor from the second through holes;

the external tubing and the monitor are each provided with a connecting surface, wherein one of the connecting surface of the external tubing and the connecting surface of the monitor is provided with a plurality of clamping slots, the other of the connecting surface of the external tubing and the connecting surface of the monitor is provided with a plurality of protrusions matching the plurality of clamping slots,

wherein each of the plurality of the clamping slots surrounds a respective one of the plurality of first through holes or the plurality of second through holes, a respective one of a plurality of sealing members is embedded in a respective one of the plurality of clamping slots, and a thickness of the respective one of the plurality of sealing members is less than a slot depth of the respective one of the plurality of clamping slots; wherein a height of a respective one of the plurality of protrusions is greater than the thickness of the respective one of the plurality of sealing members, and a sum of the height of the respective one of the plurality of protrusions and the thickness of the respective one of the plurality of sealing members is greater than or equal to the slot depth of the respective one of the plurality of clamping slots; and

an oxygen outlet of the oxygen generator is configured to be fixedly connected to the gas inlet of the respiratory monitor device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2021
From: WANG, QIANG
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056382/0803 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201921391002.2 · Aug 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220111172A1 · Apr 14, 2022
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