Double-lumen endotracheal tube devices, systems and methods
AssigneeGary Stuart Goldberg
InventorGary Stuart Goldberg
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a double-lumen endotracheal tube having an access sheath or optical system positioned between the two lumens. Embodiments of the the present disclosure are directed toward systems, devices, and methods that provide continuous visual input to a clinician during initial lung separation with the use of a double-lumen endotracheal tube device and throughout a treatment procedure to facilitate the ongoing maintenance of a proper position of the double-lumen endotracheal tube.
Claims20
A tubular device comprising
- a first tubular member having a proximal and distal end, and a first lumen there through,
- a second tubular member having a proximal and distal end, and a second lumen there through;
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- an access sheath having a proximal and distal end and longitudinally extending between the first lumen and the second lumen;
- wherein the distal end of first tubular member extends beyond the distal end of the second tubular member.
A method of using a double-lumen endotracheal tube comprising the steps of
- inserting a double-lumen endotracheal tube into a trachea and a mainstem bronchus and
- continuously providing a visual image of a region of interest on a monitor during insertion into the trachea and into the mainstem bronchus.
A double-lumen endotracheal tube comprising
- a first tubular member having a proximal and distal end, and a first lumen there through;
- a second tubular member having a proximal and distal end, and a second lumen there through;
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- an optical system having a proximal and distal end and longitudinally extending between the first lumen and the second lumen;
- wherein the distal end of first tubular member extends beyond the distal end of the second tubular member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.