Smart ETT ventilation attachment and method of use

An add-on device for a ventilation tube, the add-on device comprising:

• a lengthy body having a longitudinal slit sized and shaped to fit over the ventilation tube while the ventilation tube is located within a trachea of a ventilated patient;
• at least one longitudinal cavity passing along the lengthy body;
• at least one liquid outlet continuous with the at least one longitudinal cavity, the at least one liquid outlet disposed at a location corresponding to a patient's mouth, when the add-on device is installed over the ventilation tube in a trachea of the patient and in use;
• a moisture sensor that senses dryness at the location corresponding to the patient's mouth;
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• a controller that activates a liquid source for providing liquid to the at least one liquid outlet via the at least one longitudinal cavity according to an indication of dryness sensed by the moisture sensor;
• a mouth suction tube extending from an external surface of the lengthy body at the location corresponding to the patient's mouth, the mouth suction tube continuous to at least one suction channel passing along the lengthy body for providing suction to the location corresponding to the patient's mouth.