Endotracheal tube assembly

An endotracheal tube assembly, comprising:

• an endotracheal tube, with an external wall;
• and
• a suction channel, with a first, more distal, portion, equipped with a suction end, for suctioning secretions;
• wherein the first portion of the suction channel is externally attached along the external wall of the endotracheal tube;
• the assembly being characterized in that the suction channel has a banana-shaped cross-section, formed by two opposite curved segments of different curvature:
• an internal segment, with circular curvature equivalent to the curvature of the endotracheal tube;
• and an external segment, with a smaller curvature than the internal segment and which is preferably also circular, the internal segment and the external segment converging at the ends of the internal segment;
• wherein the suction channel is located in such a way that, in use, occupies an upper position in a patient along the craniocaudal axis of the patient;
• wherein the suction channel ends with a bevel at the suction end;
• and
• wherein the suction channel has, in the vicinity of the suction end, at least two lateral orifices opposed to each other.