Tracheostoma protection
AssigneeAndreas Fahl Medizintechnik—Vertrieb GmbH
InventorAndreas Fahl
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tracheostoma protection device for covering a tracheostoma, comprising an open-cell foam cloth, an adhesive strip and an air-impermeable region arranged distally on the foam cloth and associated with the tracheostoma, the tracheostoma being concealable by means of the air-impermeable region. During use of the tracheostoma protection, the foam cloth can by moved at least to some degree outwardly from a contact surface about the tracheostoma.
Claims11
A tracheostoma protection device for covering a tracheostoma, comprising;
- an open-cell foam patch, an adhesive strip and an air-impermeable region fixed directly to the foam patch and configured to be allocated to the tracheostoma, wherein the air-impermeable region is configured to cover the tracheostoma and wherein the foam patch is adapted to be moved distally, at least partially, away from a contact surface during use of the tracheostoma protection device.
A method of using a tracheostoma protection device for covering a tracheostoma comprising the steps of:
- forming an open-cell foam patch, an adhesive strip, and an air impermeable region fixed directly on the foam patch and allocated to the tracheostoma;
- covering the tracheostoma with the air impermeable region;
- moving the foam patch at least partially away from a contact surface during use of the tracheostoma protection device;
- and positioning the foam patch for selective sealing of the tracheostoma.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.