The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Hood Laboratories

Isaac Eliachar

Lewis H Marten

Charles Lane

Dat Nguyen

A nasal splint is described to separate the mucoperiosteum within a nasal cavity. The splint includes an elongate base sized and shaped to separate the inferior conchae. A flexible wing extends away from the base to separate the walls of the middle conchae when the splint is in place within the nasal cavity. A hollow tube is also provided on the base for defining an air passage.

Nasal splint

A stoma stent system for treating patients after tracheostomy and maintenance of a tracheastomy tract includes a tubular stent for insertion in the trachea and several plug components which may be inserted into the open, free end of the stent for several functions. For example, a plug may have several inserts for progressively constricting air flow through the stent to wean the patient off the stent. The same, or another plug may include a vapor source for transferring moisture from exhaled air to inhaled air. A third plug may include a check valve which blocks exhaled air and redirects the air toward the vocal cords to permit the patient to speak and cough.

Stoma stent system

A surgical device for insertion into a living being to support the larynx comprised of an elongated tubular member having a closed, crowed upper end. The device is comprised of a resilient biocompatible polymer material and includes an elongated, narrow aperture through the crowned upper end forming a normally closed valve-like arrangement.

Laryngeal stent

A cuffed endotracheal tube having an upper, unidirectional inflatable-deflatable cuff located above the larynx on the posterior side of the tube operative when inflated to engage the posterior portion of the pharynx to effect alignment of the tube relative to the opening in the larynx.

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Isaac Eliachar