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US 2017/0319803 A1Published application
Double cuff tracheostomy device
AssigneeMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
InventorsJohnathon M. Aho, Cornelius A. Thiels, Blake A. Spindler, Alisha A. Lucas
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Abstract
This document provides devices and methods for performing tracheostomies. For example, this document provides devices and methods for performing tracheostomies using tracheostomy tubes that include a cuff at the neck opening area that can prevent or reduce the potential for air leaks.
Claims14
A tracheostomy tube device for treating a patient, the device comprising:
- a proximal tube portion configured to be positioned at least partially exterior to the patient when the device is installed in the patient;
- a tube extending from the proximal tube portion and configured to be positioned at least partially within a tracheostomy stoma and at least partially within a trachea of the patient when the device is installed in the patient;
- a tracheal cuff positioned on an exterior of the tube, the tracheal cuff being inflatable and positioned to contact an inner wall of the trachea when the device is installed in the patient;
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- a neck cuff positioned on the exterior of the tube, the neck cuff being inflatable and positioned to contact an inner wall of the tracheostomy stoma when the device is installed in the patient.
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A tracheostomy tube device for treating a patient, the device comprising:
- a proximal tube portion configured to be positioned at least partially exterior to the patient when the device is installed in the patient;
- a tube extending from the proximal tube portion and configured to be positioned at least partially within a tracheostomy stoma and at least partially within a trachea of the patient when the device is installed in the patient;
- a tracheal cuff positioned on an exterior of the tube, the tracheal cuff being inflatable and positioned to contact an inner wall of the trachea when the device is installed in the patient;
- a proximal neck cuff positioned on the exterior of the tube, the proximal neck cuff being inflatable and positioned to contact a neck of the patient when the device is installed in the patient;
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- a distal neck cuff positioned on the exterior of the tube, the distal neck cuff being inflatable and positioned to contact the inner wall of the trachea when the device is installed in the patient.
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A method for treating a patient using a tracheostomy tube device, the method comprising:
- creating a tracheostomy stoma in a neck of the patient;
- installing the tracheostomy tube device within the tracheostomy stoma and a trachea of the patient, wherein the tracheostomy tube device comprises:
- a proximal tube portion positioned at least partially exterior to the patient;
- a tube extending from the proximal tube portion and positioned at least partially within the tracheostomy stoma and at least partially within the trachea of the patient;
- a tracheal cuff positioned on an exterior of the tube, the tracheal cuff being inflatable and positioned to contact an inner wall of the trachea;
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- a neck cuff positioned on the exterior of the tube, the neck cuff being inflatable and positioned to contact an inner wall of the tracheostomy stoma;
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- inflating the neck cuff to contact the inner wall of the tracheostomy stoma.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.