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US 2014/0272785 A1Published application
Absorbent device for teeth cleaning and oral surgery
AssigneeTurrou Enterprises, LLC
InventorRobert Mason Turrou
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Abstract
Disclosed is an endotracheal tube having an absorbent device attached so that the absorbent device is able to absorb and block any procedure produced debris. The absorbent device has strings that are attached to a device around an endotracheal tube so that the absorbent device is properly dislodged at the end of the procedure.
Claims8
A method of absorbing dental producing debris comprising:
- providing an absorbent device so that said absorbent device comprises an absorbent material in a ring shape defining a hole therethrough;
- providing strings that are securely attached to said absorbent device;
- providing an endotracheal tube that has a tracheal end and a connecting port end;
- sliding said absorbent device onto said endotracheal tube;
- releasably attaching said strings above a securing loop so that said securing loop is attached to said endotracheal tube.
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A device for absorbing dental producing debris of a patient comprising:
- an endotracheal tube;
- a securing loop attached to said endotracheal tube;
- an absorbent device formed in an annulus having a substantially central opening that is adapted to allow insertion of said endotracheal tube and surrounds said endotracheal tube, said absorbent device being releasably attached to said endotracheal tube;
- strings securely attached to said absorbent device so that said absorbent device can be extracted from a trachea together with said endotracheal tube;
- a securing loop that securely attaches said endotracheal tube to said patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.