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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Applicant:
Brian Ledwith, Ballymahon, IE;
Inventor:
Brian Ledwith, Ballymahon, IE;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments of a connector assembly are provided to removably couple a proximal end of a tracheal tube to components associated with a ventilator or an anesthesiology machine. The disclosed embodiments include a compression fitting, which creates an airtight seal between walls of the tracheal tube and components of the compression fitting, thus allowing air to flow to and from a patient.