Tracheal protective neonatal ventilation device
AssigneeThe Penn State Research Foundation
InventorJames Mooney
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tracheal protective ventilation device specially adapted for use with neonates, a stylet that aids in insertion and spatial verification of the tracheal protective ventilation device, and methods for using the same. The ventilation provided by the devices of the present invention is atraumatic to the trachea and the glottis compared to ventilation devices currently available in the art, and has the additional feature of allowing the administration of nutritional matter to the gut without interrupting airflow.
Claims29
A tracheal protective ventilation device comprising:
- a retropharynx cuff with an epiglottal extension;
- an esophageal cuff;
- a breathing tube;
- and
- at least one inflation tube, wherein the at least one inflation tube is connected to the retropharynx cuff and esophageal cuff.
An illuminating stylet device comprising:
- a finger grip comprising a battery housing;
- a rod;
- and
- a high luminance light source;
- wherein the battery in the finger grip powers the high luminance light source.
A method for positioning a tracheal protective ventilation device into a neonate, the method comprising:
- inserting an illuminating stylet into a tracheal protective ventilation device comprising a plurality of tubes, a retropharynx cuff comprising an epiglottal extension, and an esophageal cuff;
- inserting the tracheal protective ventilation device into at least a portion of the upper airway of a neonate;
- guiding the illuminating stylet and one of the plurality of tubes of the tracheal protective ventilation device into the esophagus of a neonate such that the illumination is visible from the abdomen of the neonate;
- inflating the retropharynx cuff such that the epiglottal extension rises to lift the neonatal epiglottis, pinning the neonatal epiglottis against the back of the tongue;
- inflating the esophageal cuff;
- and
- removing the illuminating stylet from the tracheal protective ventilation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.