(19)
(11) EP 2 632 329 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.07.2012

(43) Date of publication:
04.09.2013 Bulletin 2013/36

(21) Application number: 11837098.0

(22) Date of filing: 27.10.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/05(2006.01)
A61B 1/267(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2011/058110
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/058441 (03.05.2012 Gazette 2012/18)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 27.10.2010 US 407372 P

(71) Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation
Boston, MA 02114 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • WARGER, William, C., II
    MA 02142 (US)
  • HANCOCK, James, L.
    Chesapeake VA 23321 (US)
  • GARDECKI, Joseph
    Marlborough MA 01752 (US)
  • SUTER, Melissa
    MA 02114 (US)
  • VELMAHOS, George
    Dover MA 02030 (US)
  • BOUMA, Brett, E.
    Quincy MA 02171 (US)
  • TEARNEY, Guillermo, J.
    Cambridge MA 02139 (US)

(74) Representative: Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH 
Engineering Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München
80335 München (DE)

   


(54) APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF TRACHEA