Swivel connector endotracheal tube for surgery on lower face and neck
OwnerFrancesca Addiego, Christopher Hoveinventors
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Abstract
An endotracheal tube that is particularly useful for surgical operations on a patient's lower face. The endotracheal tube comprises a swivel segment and a laryngeal segment that are rotatably joined. To facilitate relocation of the endotracheal tube during surgery, the swivel segment can be swiveled in relation to the laryngeal segment. To allow instruments to be inserted, the swivel segment has a lumen access port that opens into the lumen of the swivel segment. The laryngeal segment may have a reinforced portion to prevent occlusion or damage by the patient biting. Also disclosed are methods for performing surgery on a patient's face using the endotracheal tube and methods of intubating a patient's airway using the endotracheal tube.
Claims20
An endotracheal tube for insertion into a patient's trachea, the endotracheal tube comprising:
- a swivel segment being a tube with a lumen, the swivel segment having an elbow bend and at its proximal end, a connector for connecting to ventilation equipment;
- and wherein the swivel segment does not freely swivel under gravity;
- a laryngeal segment being a tube with a lumen, the laryngeal segment having an opening at its distal end, and at its proximal end, is axially rotatably and non-detachably joined to the distal end of the swivel segment such that the lumen of the laryngeal segment is continuous with the lumen of the swivel segment;
- a lumen access port on the swivel segment and opening into the lumen of swivel segment.
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