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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Edward B. Madsen, Riverton, UT (US);
Scott M. Teixeira, Draper, UT (US);
Inventors:
Edward B. Madsen, Riverton, UT (US);
Scott M. Teixeira, Draper, UT (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multilumen tracheal tube or catheter is disclosed. The tube has a plurality of suction lumens, each having a suction port. A rotatable suction port collar is provided. The suction port collar has an inlet and an outlet. The collar overlaps each suction port and is capable of selectively occluding a number of the suction ports while enabling unimpeded passage between a remainder of the ports and the outlet.