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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher J Turnbull, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604319 ; 604 73 ; 604281 ; 12820714 ;
Abstract
A device for aiding aspiration of meconium-stained fluids from infants at birth is disclosed. The device includes a unique endotracheal tube having a guide wire imbedded in its walls, a collection chamber in communication with said endotracheal tube, and a second tube having a bacterial/viral filter and a mouthpiece associated therewith which is used to evacuate the collection chamber and draw fluids through the endotracheal tube.