US 12,142,169 B2
Pre-operative assessment tool and method for predicting difficult airway
Bernadette Golarz, Berwyn, PA (US); and Amanda Dillon Rios, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Bernadette Golarz, Berwyn, PA (US); and Amanda Dillon Rios, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/701,117.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/164,182, filed on Mar. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0301460 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 5/107 (2006.01); G09B 29/00 (2006.01); G09F 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 7/00 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1072 (2013.01); G09B 29/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A cognitive aid, comprising:
a card having two sides, a first side and a second side, wherein:
the first side is referred to as a predictive test side, comprising a summary of predictive tests to be used in determining difficulty in intubation;
the second side is referred to as a contributing factors side, comprising contributing factors for difficult airway and contributing factors for difficult mask ventilation;
a ruler configured along an edge of the card; and
wherein, the card is a pre-operative aid for assessing difficulty in intubation or ventilation of a subject.