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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Smiths Medical International Limited, Ashford, GB;
Inventors:
Neil Steven Veasey, Ashford, GB;
Christopher John Woosnam, London, GB;
Laura Beth Morton, Sevenoaks, GB;
Ayesha Bint-E-Siddiq, Folkestone, GB;
Andrew Thomas Jeffrey, Romney Marsh, GB;
Assignee:
ICU MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Ashford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0465 (2013.01); A61M 16/0402 (2014.02); A61M 16/0497 (2013.01); A61M 39/0247 (2013.01); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0252 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0261 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tracheostomy tube flange () of a liquid silicone material has openings () towards opposite ends for receiving ends of a neck strap. The openings () are reinforced with overmoulded inserts () of a heat cured silicone material having a similar hardness to that of the flange material. The inserts () have an outwardly-projecting ledge () between their ends.