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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Simon Neame, Broadstairs, GB;
Simon Neame, Broadstairs, GB;
Smiths Group plc, London, GB;
Abstract
An adjustable flange for a tracheostomy tube has a locking assembly () with two C shape clamp arms () and () hinged together at one end (). A lever () with a threaded stem () extends through the opposite end of one arm () and into a threaded aperture () in the other arm (). When the handle () of the lever () is inclined out of the plane of the locking assembly () it can be slid freely along the tracheostomy tube () for positioning. The locking assembly () is locked in position by rotating the handle () down to lie in the plane of the locking assembly. The flange () has two wings () and () connected with a central plate () by webs () and () of reduced width so that the webs flex to allow the wings to be lifted readily.