Apparatus for performing percutaneous tracheostomies and cricoth

Details Apparatus for performing percutaneous tracheostomies and cricoth Apparatus for performing percutaneous tracheostomies and cricoth

1991-11-01

1993-06-08

Burr, Edgar S.

Surgery

Respiratory method or device

Means placed in body opening to facilitate insertion of...

12820714, 12820729, A61M 1600

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052170055

ABSTRACT:
A percutaneous device for performing tracheostomies or cricothyroidectomies having a hollow needle with a sharp distal end. The device includes a flexible dilator slidably positioned over the needle. The dilator includes a conical portion and an annular groove, the apex of which is positioned adjacent the distal end of the needle and the base thereby terminating at the annular groove. A flexible breathing tube is slidably positioned over the dilator for insertion into a trachea or larynx.

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