Endotracheal tube with aerosol delivery apparatus

2 An endotracheal tube with aerosol delivery apparatus

• with provision for aerosol delivery of medications to the lungs via a metered dose inhaler (MDI)
• with at least one secondary canalization
• with provision for an adapter at its proximal end
• with an adapter designed to fit the nozzle of MDI cannister at its proximal end
• an adapter with a pinhole opening at it's distal end that marks the origin of a secondary cannula.
• the secondary canalization with an ID small enough for the aerosol particles generated by a MDI at the proximal end to be delivered at the distal tip of the ET tube in aerosol form
• the secondary cannulation with two parts—a semi-flexible or a semi-rigid structure outside the main tubular structure and a rigid track within the wall of the ET tube
• the secondary canalization with only one opening at the distal tip of the ET tube without protrusion of the cannulation beyond the body of the ET tube
• the secondary canalization with a track from the outer surface to the inner surface within the wall of the ET tube.