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US 2019/0240434 A1Published application
Multiple beak endotracheal device and related methods thereof
AssigneeUniversity of Virginia Patent Foundation
InventorRandal S. Blank
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Abstract
A device and method that reduces impingement upon fragile airway structures and improves the performance and safety associated with endotracheal devices and related intubation procedures. The endotracheal device includes a lumen such that one end of the lumen includes an anterior beak that includes a distal tip of the anterior beak and a posterior beak having a distal tip of the posterior beak.
Claims23
An endotracheal device, said device comprising:
- a lumen having an inner diameter and central axis running longitudinally along the length of the lumen;
- said lumen having a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite said proximal portion;
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- said distal portion having an anterior beak that includes a distal tip of the anterior beak and a posterior beak having a distal tip of the posterior beak.
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