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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Donald S. Nelson, San Ramon, CA (US);
Roger S Mecca, Danville, CA (US);
David B. Swedlow, Danville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Donald S. Nelson, San Ramon, CA (US);
Roger S Mecca, Danville, CA (US);
David B. Swedlow, Danville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a medical tube lumen plug, including: a plug, including: a body configured to be mechanically coupled to a lumen of a medical tube; and a protrusion configured to extend external to the medical tube, wherein the protrusion is configured to prevent occlusion of an aperture, wherein the aperture is configured to provide a pathway between the lumen and a region external to the medical tube.