Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same
- Patent Title (中): 气管内袖口及使用技巧
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Application No.: US13612397Application Date: 2012-09-12
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Publication No.: US08636010B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Donald S. Nelson , Dhairya Mehta
- Applicant: Donald S. Nelson , Dhairya Mehta
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61M11/00
- IPC: A61M11/00
Abstract:
An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. Configurations of these cuffs that include tapered regions with certain characteristics, such as cuff wall diameter and thickness, may provide improved sealing of the trachea.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130008451A1 ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2013-01-10
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