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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Timothy Bateman, Dymchurch, GB;
Stephen James Field, Canterbury, GB;
Inventors:
Timothy Bateman, Dymchurch, GB;
Stephen James Field, Canterbury, GB;
Assignee:
Smiths Group PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tracheostomy tube has an inner skeletal frame () of a relatively stiff plastics material having a longitudinal spine () and several annular ribs () extending around the frame. A thin, flexible plastics sheath () is bonded to the outside of the frame (). The construction enables a maximum internal diameter with a minimum external diameter.