Tracheostomy tube with cuff on inner cannula
OwnerAntonio Ortizinventor
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BACKGROUND: Tracheotomy is used to assist patients who require mechanical ventilation. Tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure for intensive care patients. The goals of tracheotomy are to bypass the upper airway, facilitate removal of tracheobronchial secretions, prevent aspiration of gastric contents, and to control the airway for prolonged mechanical ventilation. METHOD: The hypothesis to improve the design of the tracheostomy tube, making it easier to use and eliminating most of the disadvantages found in prior tracheostomy tubes. RESULTS: This device is an improved tracheostomy tube designed with the balloon cuff (18), guide balloon (26), balloon connector (32) and guide balloon valve (24) located on the inner cannula (12). The major improvement in this tracheostomy tube is that the removal of the outer cannula will not be necessary when the balloon cuff is damaged, since replacing the inner cuffed cannula corrects the problem.
A tracheostomy tube assembly comprising:
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