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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0463 (2013.01); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01); A61M 16/0475 (2014.02); A61M 16/0479 (2014.02); A61M 16/0484 (2014.02); A61M 16/0486 (2014.02); A61M 16/0858 (2014.02); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a tracheal tube capable of suctioning accumulated mucus secretions from the airway of intubated patients are provided. Disclosed embodiments include a variety of endotracheal tubes with integral suction lumens terminating in ports optimally located at the distal end of the endotracheal tubes between a Murphy's Eye and a cuff. During intubation, the foregoing features, among others, of the tracheal tube may have the effect of preventing bacterial colonization of the respiratory airway and the subsequent development of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in the lungs.