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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Applicant:
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventor:
Don Tanaka, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Portaero, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pneumostoma management device for maintaining the patency of a pneumostoma while controlling the flow of gases and discharge through the pneumostoma. The pneumostoma management device includes a bulb connected to a tube which enters the pneumostoma. A flow control device regulates air flow in and out of the pneumostoma via the tube. A hydrophobic filter traps discharge in the bulb while allowing gases to escape.