Tracheal humidification device
AssigneePhillip Polin
InventorsPhillip Polin, Audrey Chikalla
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention include a tracheal humidification device. The tracheal humidification device may include a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion may include a tracheostomy connection port formed to couple with a tracheostomy connection tube; and a heat moisture exchanger port formed to couple with a heat moisture exchanger. The second body portion may be coupled with the first body portion, for example, rotatably coupled. The second body portion may include a nebulizer port formed to couple with a nebulizer and having a closable seal that is closable when the nebulizer is not coupled with the nebulizer port; and a suction port having a closable cap.
Claims17
A tracheal humidification device comprising:
- a body portion comprising:
- a tracheostomy connection port formed to couple with a tracheostomy connection tube;
- a nebulizer port formed to couple with a nebulizer and having a closable seal that is closable when the nebulizer is not coupled with the nebulizer port;
- and
- a sealable oxygen port formed to couple with a supplemental oxygen device;
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- a heat moist exchanger device disposed within a region of the body portion and positioned to cover both the nebulizer port and the oxygen port when the nebulizer is coupled to the nebulizer port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.