Tracheal tube system for enhanced patient comfort
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsKamlesh Sethiya, Emmet Bolger
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Abstract
A tracheal tube system includes a tracheal tube assembly having a cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway, and a connector coupled to the proximal end of the cannula. The tracheal tube assembly further includes a flange member secured about the cannula. The flange member includes an interior face configured to be disposed onto a patient neck when in use and a first plurality of protrusions disposed on top of the interior face, wherein the cannula and the connector form a contiguous passageway for exchanging fluid with the patient airway in operation.
Claims20
A tracheal tube system comprising:
- a tracheal tube assembly comprising:
- a cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway;
- a connector coupled to the proximal end of the cannula;
- a flange member secured about the cannula comprising:
- an interior face configured to be disposed onto a patient neck when in use;
- and
- a first plurality of protrusions disposed on top of the interior face, wherein the cannula and the connector form a contiguous passageway for exchanging fluid with the patient airway in operation.
The system of claim 7, wherein the flange member comprises a second plurality of protrusions disposed on the interior face, and the second plurality of protrusions are separated at different distances from each other.
A tracheal tube assembly comprising:
- an outer cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway;
- an inner cannula configured to be disposed inside the outer cannula;
- a connector coupled to the proximal end of the outer cannula;
- a flange member secured about the outer cannula comprising:
- an interior face configured to be disposed onto a patient neck when in use;
- and
- a first plurality of protrusions disposed on the interior face, wherein the inner cannula and the connector form a contiguous passageway for exchanging fluid with the patient airway in operation.
A method of manufacturing a tracheostomy system comprising:
- manufacturing a cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway;
- manufacturing a connector coupled to the proximal end of the cannula;
- manufacturing a flange member secured about the cannula comprising an interior face configured to be disposed onto a patient neck when in use;
- and
- manufacturing a first plurality of protrusions on top of the interior face, wherein the cannula and the connector form a contiguous passageway for exchanging fluid with the patient airway in operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.