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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Roger Harrington, Athlone, IE;
Olaf Lally, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Roger Harrington, Athlone, IE;
Olaf Lally, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments of a tracheal tube having a tubular body with an open distal end and a tube wall with a variable thickness are provided. The tube wall may include a thickened section comprising a void. The tracheal tube may also include an offset ventilation lumen disposed in the tubular body and adapted to facilitate airflow to and from a patient. Embodiments of the tracheal tube may also include a suction lumen disposed in the thickened section of the tube wall and terminating in a port opening into the void for removal of secretions from the patient's trachea.