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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Ciel Medical, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Mary K. Garrett, Redwood City, CA (US);
Dan E. Azagury, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gary B. Hulme, San Jose, CA (US);
Ronan L. Jenkinson, Pittsburg, CA (US);
Chris Jones, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jacqueline Rose, Carmichael, CA (US);
Ciel Medical, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for positioning a suction catheter in the airway of a patient. The systems may comprise a suction catheter, a delivery device, and/or a stylet. The delivery device may comprise an elongate shaft, an atraumatic distal end, an elongate passageway, and a retention element configured to releasably couple to an endotracheal tube. The suction catheter may be positioned in the elongate passageway, and the delivery device may help advance the suction catheter into the airway of a patient. In some variations, the delivery device may comprise elements configured to release the suction catheter in the airway after positioning.