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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Isaac Eliachar, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12820715 ; 604101 ;
Abstract
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.