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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Applicant:
Roger Harrington, Athlone, IE;
Inventor:
Roger Harrington, Athlone, IE;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0465 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0479 (2014.02); A61M 16/0825 (2014.02); A61M 16/0497 (2013.01); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of tracheostomy tube assemblies including a first subassembly and a flange subassembly are provided. The first subassembly includes a connector and a first spherical bearing element coupled to a first end of the connector. The first spherical bearing element includes at least two protrusions radially offset about a circumference of the first spherical bearing element. The flange subassembly includes an outer spherical bearing element having recesses for receiving the at least two protrusions and being adapted to encapsulate the first spherical bearing element.