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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186349 | Tracheostomy tube To provide a tracheostomy tube which can be easily attached to and detached from an incision site and in which sputum or the like does not readily longer, a tracheostomy tube A includes a lumen body 10 having an airway securing lumen 10b, a conn... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186350 | Tracheostomy tube combination radial snap and bayonet cannula connector A medical device tube having extended retention tabs with notches therein for improved coupling of an inner cannula connector to an outer cannula connector. The medical device tube comprises an outer cannula connector having retention tabs on an outer cannula connec... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181652 | Infant positive pressure tracheal device The invention relates to an infant tracheal device used with a source of air that provides transmission of continuous positive pressure into the lungs of an infant breathing spontaneously using a single tube inspiratory line. The invention serves as an interface wit... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176920 | Artificial airway apparatus The invention relates to apparatus (19) for use in establishing an artificial airway in a patient, the apparatus comprising a tube (19a) for introduction into the patient's trachea for passage of gases to and from the patient's lungs, an inflata... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8113204 | Microdosing device A microdosing device with a dosing chamber for the at least temporary reception of a liquid quantity, and with which is associated at least one discharge opening is provided. A vibrating unit in operative connection with at least one boundary surface of the dosing c... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109272 | Carbon dioxide-sensing airway products and technique for using the same An airway device is provided that may track the flow of respiratory gases through the device with sensing elements at a plurality of locations along the gas flow path of the device. Such a device may be useful for assessing a variety of clinical states, for adjustin... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104475 | Medical tube assemblies A tracheostomy assembly has an outer tube and an inner cannula, the outer tube having a lip at its patient end to limit insertion of the inner cannula. The lip is formed with a recess or gap on the outside of the curve of the tube. This enables a suction catheter or... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104474 | Collateral ventilation bypass system with retention features A collateral ventilation bypass trap system directly linked with a patient's lung or lungs may be utilized to increase the expiratory flow from the diseased lung or lungs, thereby treating one aspect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The system includes a tr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100127 | Catheter guiding flexible connector A flexible connector couples the inlet end of a tracheotomy tube inner cannula to an outlet port of an in-line catheter. The catheter exit end of the connector is adapted to be serially coupled in pneumatic communication with the inlet end of the tracheotomy tube in... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8074649 | Endotracheal tube with feature for delivering aerosolized medication Current methods of drug administration to the lungs are inefficient. ‘Endotracheal Tube with Aerosol Delivery Apparatus III’ is specifically designed for uniform intrapulmonary delivery of aerosolized medication in patients on mechanical ventilation. As opposed ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8042544 | Prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) may be prevented in a patient, or its occurrence reduced in a population of patients, by disposing in a patient airway an anti-VAP device or an anti-VAP material. By reducing the problem of bacterial-containing secretions that o... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042545 | Endotracheal intubation and fluid delivery device A device for facilitating fluid delivery to the trachea of a patient which comprises, a tubular housing adapted to be sealably mounted on an elongate element of an endoscope for examining the trachea of the patient and configured to mount an adapter for an endotrach... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025059 | Respiratory device comprising a double lumen endotracheal tube Device for ventilation with a double lumen endotracheal tube featuring a connecting piece at the end distal to the patient into which the two lumina of the endotracheal tube are extended, separated within the connecting piece by an axial partition wall, a connector ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020558 | System for providing flow-targeted ventilation synchronized to a patient's breathing cycle An open system provides breath-synchronized, flow-targeted ventilation to augment respiration by a self-breathing patient. A sensor detects a physical property of a patient's respiratory cycle. A processor monitors the sensor and controls a gas source to deliver oxy... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8006697 | Respiratory probe The invention concerns a respiratory tube (2) enclosed, at least over the major part of its length, in an inflatable flexible protective sheath (6) for isolating, from said flexible tube, the mucous membranes of the patient's airways. Further, the prot... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001969 | Complete airway stabilization system and method An endotracheal airway is established using an endotracheal tube having an exterior retention structure defined by a series of longitudinally spaced recesses separated by projections. A variably-sized orifice in a faceplate constricts within a recess and contacts th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997274 | Laryngeal mask A device for maintaining an airway in a patient. This device includes a mask having a resilient conformable peripheral portion that is shaped such that the mask forms a seal with the larynx when the mask is positioned in the laryngo pharynx to thereby prevent ingres... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992563 | Methods and devices for improving breathing in patients with pulmonary disease Methods, apparatus, and kits for enhancing breathing in patients suffering from chronic pulmonary obstructive disease are described. The methods and apparatus rely on increasing flow resistance to expiration in a manner which mimics “pursed lip” breathing which ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992561 | Carbon dioxide-sensing airway products and technique for using the same An airway device is provided that may track the flow of respiratory gases through the device with sensing elements at a plurality of locations along the gas flow path of the device. Such a device may be useful for assessing a variety of clinical states, for adjustin... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992562 | Laryngeal mask airway installation kit, laryngeal mask airway with a stylet, and stylet A laryngeal mask airway installation kit includes a laryngeal mask airway having a gastric access tube and includes a stylet capable of being inserted into the gastric access tube from the inlet end. When bent, the stylet changes the original shape of the laryngeal ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7980246 | Low deadspace airway adapter An airway adapter suitable for use with patients having low tidal volumes, e.g., neonates, which minimizes deadspace in the airway and promotes smooth flow of gases through the adapter. The adapter includes a first portion adapted to couple to a tubular adapter, suc... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975695 | Oral airway An improved Guedel Oral Airway for providing an air passage to a patients trachea. The oral airway includes a tubular member which is generally elliptical in cross section and having a straight section and a curved section with the tubular member having a curved low... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7913693 | Method and apparatus for preventing occlusion of a tracheal tube suction lumen There is provided a medical tube lumen plug, including: a plug, including: a body configured to be mechanically coupled to a lumen of a medical tube; and a protrusion configured to extend external to the medical tube, wherein the protrusion is configured to prevent ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900633 | Breathing circuit A breathing circuit is described for the supplying of low pressure oxygen to a patient that is at risk of hypoxia. The breathing circuit includes a patent airway maintaining device, a first tube that includes a substantially rigid elbow and connectors and a flexible... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900632 | Laryngeal mask with esophageal blocker and bite block A supraglottic airway of the type used to facilitate lung ventilation and the insertion of endo-tracheal tubes or related medical instruments through a patient's laryngeal opening including a guide structure for use in deploying an esophageal blocker into the patien... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900631 | Device for holding a tracheal cannula The invention relates to a device for supporting and retaining a tracheal cannula or a similar appliance on a person's neck. The device comprises wings on the cannula projecting in opposite directions from the cannula. Fastening means connected with the wings compri... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7849857 | Tracheal ventilation device Tracheal ventilation device, particularly a tracheal tube, which seals the trachea in a substantially air-tight manner. The device includes a cuff that blocks the trachea below the glottis and is traversed by a ventilation cannula. The cuff is larger in its filled, ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7814912 | Delivery methods and devices for implantable bronchial isolation devices Disclosed is a sizing device for sizing an inside diameter of a lung passageway. The device includes an elongate shaft configured for positioning in the lung passageway and a sizing element at the distal end of the shaft. The sizing element defines a range of transv... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7802574 | Medical component system Medical component systems are described in which individual hand-held components are enhanced by adjacent restraint and by combinations of function, including: suction devices with a port for regulating suction with single-finger-operable valve for repeatable increm... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798147 | Bronchial flow control devices with membrane seal Disclosed is a flow control device for a bronchial passageway. The device can includes a valve member that regulates fluid flow through the flow control device, a frame coupled to the valve member, and a membrane attached to the frame. At least a portion of the flow... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7784464 | Laryngeal mask A supraglottic airway of the type used to facilitate lung ventilation and the insertion of endo-tracheal tubes or related medical instruments through a patient's laryngeal opening where the shield is constructed of a generally single-use blow-molded structure. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7779842 | Suction system with high efficiency suction control valve An improved high efficiency suction control valve providing unobstructed fluid flow in its activated suction applied mode for removal of viscous secretions at a low level of applied input suction through the catheter. The valve provides positive sealing between a ha... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7762261 | Combination artificial airway device and esophageal obturator A combination artificial airway device and esophageal obturator (10) includes a esophageal cuff (16) and supraglottic cuff (14) that are inflated in a sequence to provide quick isolation of the esophagus relative to the tracheal air passage. The... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7735488 | Tracheal insert allowing passage of a selected substance A medical device has a cuff adapted to be positioned in the trachea of a subject with a patient tube, and a first tube having a distal end coupled to the cuff and a proximal end communicable with the surroundings. More effective and simpler sample taking and/or dosi... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735489 | Endotracheal tube, device for use in medical procedure through natural opening and medical procedure through natural opening An endotracheal tube according to the present invention is used by being installed into a patient so as to use it together with a device having an insertion section which is inserted into the body. A portion overlapping with the device inserted into the patient is f... | 06/15/2010 |
| RE41345 | Valued fenestrated tracheotomy tube having outer and inner cannulae An outer cannula has a first port for orienting outside the neck of a wearer, a second port for orienting within the trachea of the wearer, a first passageway coupling the first port to the second port to permit the flow of gases from the first port to the second du... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721738 | Coupling arrangement A coupling arrangement for a system for endotracheal ventilation of a patient is disclosed. The system includes an endotracheal tube and a manifold configured for allowing ventilation of the patient via the endotracheal tube, which manifold has a first coupling elem... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717115 | Delivery methods and devices for implantable bronchial isolation devices Disclosed is an apparatus for deploying a bronchial isolation device in a bronchial passageway in a lung of a patient. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an outer shaft having a distal end. A housing is coupled to the distal end of the outer shaft and configu... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712467 | Artificial airway device and method of its use An artificial airway device comprises an air conduit extending between a proximal opening and a mask opening. When the device is in an operative position, the proximal opening remains outside of a patient and the mask opening is open to a laryngeal opening of the pa... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7694681 | Variable size endotracheal tube A variable size endotracheal tube (VSET) is described for use in intubation of a body lumen. The VSET includes a flexible, tubular member with a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end includes a tube adapter configured to be coupled to a gas source. In one ... | 04/13/2010 |
