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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Donald S. Nelson, San Ramon, CA (US);
Dhairya Mehta, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); B29C 49/04 (2006.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/04 (2013.01); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01); B29C 49/04 (2013.01); B29C 2049/0089 (2013.01); B29K 2105/258 (2013.01); B29L 2023/007 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7542 (2013.01); A61M 16/0445 (2014.02);
Abstract
An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. Configurations of these cuffs that include tapered regions with certain characteristics, such as cuff wall diameter and thickness, may provide improved sealing of the trachea.