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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2003
Thomas E. Mcgee, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Thomas E. McGee, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for delivering a medicament through an artificial airway connected to a patient ventilation/aspiration system without breaking the ventilation circuit comprises a manifold with an interior chamber communicating with first, second and third ports. The manifold is structured and arranged to maintain an uninterrupted ventilation pathway between the first and second ports and to provide a travel path for a suction catheter between the second and third ports, the second port being adapted for connection to the artificial airway. The apparatus further includes a catheter assembly, including a catheter with a lumen, positioned within a protective sleeve and slidable through a distal end fixture connected to the third port. The catheter assembly is structured and arranged to permit advancement of the distal end of the catheter through the manifold and artificial airway. A syringe and a suction control valve are interchangeably connectable to the proximal end of the catheter assembly.