Tracheostomy tube with a swiveled connector
OwnerTi-Li Changinventor
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Abstract
A tracheostomy tube has an inserting portion and a connecting portion. The inserting portion has an air way tube, an inflatable cuff and an inflating tube. The connecting portion is connected to the air way tube and has a resilient connector and a connecting sleeve. The resilient connector has a connecting ring connected to the air way tube. The connecting sleeve is mounted around the resilient connector and has a tubular body, a pressing flange formed on the tubular body and at least one slit defined longitudinally in the tubular body and extends through the pressing flange. Movement and vibrations of a patient circuit connected to the tracheostomy tube are not translated into a patient trachea thereby greatly improving patient comfort, safety and quality of life.
Claims11
A tracheostomy tube comprising:
- an inserting portion comprising
- an air way tube having an inserting end and a connecting end;
- an inflatable cuff being mounted around the air way tube near the inserting end;
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- an inflating tube connected to and communicating with the cuff;
- and
- a connecting portion being connected to the connecting end of the air way tube of the inserting portion and comprising
- a resilient connector having
- a connecting end connected to the connecting end of the air way tube;
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- a connecting ring being resilient and formed at and protruding radially from the connecting end of the resilient connector;
- and
- a connecting sleeve mounted around the resilient connector and having
- a tubular body mounted around the resilient connector and having a pressing end corresponding to the connecting end of the resilient connector;
- a pressing flange being annular and formed on the pressing end of the tubular body;
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- at least one slit being defined longitudinally in the tubular body and extending through the pressing flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.