Inventors:
Mehdi M. Jafari - Laguna Hills CA, US
Rhomere S. Jimenez - Winchester CA, US
Edward R. McCoy - Vista CA, US
Jeffrey K. Aviano - Escondido CA, US
Assignee:
Covidien LP - Mansfield MA
International Classification:
F16K 31/02
Abstract:
A ventilator including a pneumatic system for providing and receiving breathing gas, and a controller operatively coupled with the pneumatic system. The controller is operable to control circulation by the pneumatic system of breathing gas to and from a patient, and to adjust at least one of a volume and pressure of breathing gas delivered to the patient, such adjustment being based upon elastic properties of a component used to fluidly couple the pneumatic system to a patient.