Surgery – Respiratory method or device – Respiratory gas supply means enters mouth or tracheotomy...
Patent
1996-01-18
1997-12-16
Millin, Vincent
Surgery
Respiratory method or device
Respiratory gas supply means enters mouth or tracheotomy...
12820714, 128912, 604 96, 604280, A61M 1600
Patent
active
056973659
ABSTRACT:
An endotracheal tube construction includes an elongated kink resistant flexible tubular member having distal and proximal ends with a curved portion therebetween. The tubular member defines a major passageway or airway and a relatively small cuff inflating lumen which is parallel to the major passageway and disposed in the wall of the tubular member. The cuff inflating lumen is positioned within a portion of the wall which is subjected to tension as the tubular member is bent as opposed to being positioned in that portion of the wall which is under compression. In addition, the portion of the wall adjacent to the lumen is thicker than the wall in other portions of the tube so that the tube is less likely to kink or collapse during intubation of a patient. The endotracheal tube includes a beveled tip and is constructed and arranged so that the beveled tip can be rotated by twisting a portion of the tube which extends out of a patient's mouth or nose without kinking or collapsing the tube. In this way, the far end of the suction catheter can be biased in the direction of the selected bronchi.
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Dougherty David E.
Millin Vincent
Srivastava V.
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