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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2004
Applicant:
Thomas Gostelow, Springhead, GB;
Inventor:
Thomas Gostelow, Springhead, GB;
Assignee:
Smiths Group PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tracheostomy device has a short tube terminating adjacent the internal end of an opening into the trachea. A flange secures the external end of the tube and a retainer secures the internal end of the tube against the surface of the trachea. The device also includes a seal, which engages the surface of the trachea above the opening, and a suction passage extending externally by which secretions can be removed.