ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WITH DUAL PORT SUBGLOTTIC SECRETION SUCTIONING
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United States of America Patent
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Issued Date -
May 9, 2013
app pub date -
Nov 9, 2011
filing date -
Nov 9, 2011
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Abandoned
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Abstract
The present invention provides in some embodiments, an endotracheal tube with subglottic secretion suction and a detachable suction line. The endotracheal tube is an elongate tube having an outer wall defining an elongate central lumen and an elongate suction lumen. The outer wall also defines an opening to the suction lumen near a distal end of the endotracheal tube An inflatable cuff is attached near a distal end of the elongate tube. The shoulder of the inflatable cuff is inverted in order to increase the diameter of the cuff from its distal end to its proximal end. A diffuser cap is positioned over the opening to the suction lumen and defines a fluid flow path for secretions into the suction lumen through the opening to the suction lumen.
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