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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher Stratton Turnbull, Hythe, GB;
Assignee:
Smiths Industries Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12820729 ; 12820714 ; 606172 ;
Abstract
A tracheal assembly comprises an endotracheal tube and a tracheal shield. The tracheal shield has a stiff rod extending along the endotracheal tube, and a stop at the machine end of the shield which limits the extent of insertion of the shield into the tube. At its patient end, the shield has a plate or similar shield member that expands when the shield member is inserted beyond the patient end of the tube, to protect the posterior wall of the trachea during a tracheostomy procedure. The shield member can be rolled up or otherwise contracted for insertion and removal along the tube.