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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2004
Applicants:
James Loyd, Nashville, TN (US);
Dennis Creedon, Sandwich, MA (US);
Lewis H. Marten, Westwood, MA (US);
Inventors:
James Loyd, Nashville, TN (US);
Dennis Creedon, Sandwich, MA (US);
Lewis H. Marten, Westwood, MA (US);
Assignee:
E. Benson Hood Laboratories, Pembroke, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for implanting a surgical apparatus including a first flange having an opening, a second flange having an opening, and a shaft having a lumen connecting the first and second flange openings. The surgical apparatus is inserted into a stoma formed in the trachea of a patient. The surgical apparatus receives and secures an oxygen supply line for patients who have difficulty breathing.