Surgery – Respiratory method or device – Means placed in body opening to facilitate insertion of...
Patent
1989-11-29
1991-11-19
Burr, Edgar S.
Surgery
Respiratory method or device
Means placed in body opening to facilitate insertion of...
12820715, A61M 1600
Patent
active
050657550
ABSTRACT:
A protective sheath for an endotracheal tube, the sheath being manually positioned onto the endotrocheal tube and covering and protecting a cuff of the tube during insertion of the tube into a patient. The sheath is removable from the tube after insertion of the endotracheal tube into the patient. The sheath comprises a generally cylindrical body and a retrieval member, with the retrieval member being attached to one end of the generally cylindrical body and providing a removal mechanism for the sheath from the endotracheal tube after intubation.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3616799 (1971-11-01), Sparks
patent: 4693243 (1987-09-01), Buras
patent: 4782829 (1988-11-01), Weiss
Burr Edgar S.
Lewis Aaron J.
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