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Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2012
Applicant:

Daniel Jay Coates, Ogden Dunes, IN (US);

Inventor:

Daniel Jay Coates, Ogden Dunes, IN (US);

Assignee:

Smiths Group PLC, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A cuffed silicone tracheostomy tube has two tapered recessesandon its outer surface in which opposite endsandof a resilient cuffare bonded using an adhesive or solvent. Two shallow ribsandextend around the tube on the inner edge of each recessand, projecting outwardly to prevent the adhesive or solvent spreading onto the inflatable portionof the cuff. The cuffhas several shallow ribsextending around the cuff and spaced along its inflatable portionto promote even inflation.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Coates, Daniel. (2012). Cuffed medical tubes (U.S. Patent No. 8220462). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8220462

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