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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Sarah Hayman, Boulder, CO (US);
Neville Dewitt Pierrat, Golden, CO (US);
Roger Mecca, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Olaf Lally, Galway, IE;
Sean Morris, Co. Roscommon, IE;
Hughie Keane, Leitrim, IE;
Sarah Hayman, Boulder, CO (US);
Neville DeWitt Pierrat, Golden, CO (US);
Roger Mecca, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Olaf Lally, Galway, IE;
Sean Morris, Co. Roscommon, IE;
Hughie Keane, Leitrim, IE;
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of tracheal tube assemblies disclosed herein may include a tubular body having an open distal end for ventilating a patient and a cuff disposed around the tubular body above the open distal end. The cuff may be adapted to be inflated to seal the cuff against a wall of a trachea of the patient. The cuff may include a first portion that spaces the tubular body a first distance from the tracheal wall when inflated and a second portion that spaces the tubular body a second distance from the tracheal wall when inflated. The second distance may be greater than the first distance.