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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Applicants:
James F. Schumacher, Cumming, GA (US);
David W. Johnson, Milton, GA (US);
Inventors:
James F. Schumacher, Cumming, GA (US);
David W. Johnson, Milton, GA (US);
Assignee:
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2013.01); A61M 16/0443 (2014.02); A61M 16/0445 (2014.02);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes an endotracheal tube for a child, the tube having a balloon mounted near the distal end of the tube. The tube has a ventilation lumen and an inflation line used to inflate the balloon. The balloon is mounted to the tube at a lower mounting point and an upper mounting point. The upper mounting point is above the level of the vocal cords. The balloon has a lower and upper diameter when inflated, and the upper diameter is from 1.1 to 1.5 times larger than the outer diameter of the tube.