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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:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
May. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Craig J. Bell, E. Swanzey, NH (US);
Assignee:
Medcare Medical Group, Inc., E. Swanzey, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/516 ;
Abstract
A disposable tracheostomy inner cannula connector that is compatible with prior art disposable inner cannula tracheostomy tube systems. The connector has an annular ring at a proximal end thereof which allows the inner cannula to snap in the connector and thereby secure the inner cannula in place. A locking mechanism of the connector, located at the distal end, permanently affixes the outer cannula to the connector.