Airway splint obturator

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1998-04-28

1999-11-16

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants

Head or face protector

606199, A61M 2900, A67F 900

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059838981

ABSTRACT:
A nasal splint obturator for maintaining splint passageways open and unblocked having a yoke-like device including spaced-apart and parallel arms joined by a cross member with a downwardly depending finger-grasping element. The arms are elongated of semi-circular cross-section having opposing inner flat surfaces and curved outer surfaces. In another version, a single elongated member is employed of hollow construction and including a finger hole adapted to be temporarily covered to permit evacuation by suction techniques.

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