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7377278 |
Intra-thoracic collateral ventilation bypass system and method
A collateral ventilation bypass trap system directly linked with a patient's lung or lungs may be utilized to increase the expiratory flow from the diseased lung or lungs, thereby treating another...
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7370654 |
Tracheostoma valve
A tracheostoma valve adapted to control the flow of air through a tracheostoma comprising a tubular housing having an open first end to be connected to the tracheostoma, and forming at least one...
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7370653 |
Closure devices for access ports of respiratory apparatuses
A closure device ( 10 ) is disclosed for use with an access port ( 62,72,82,92 ) of a medical respiratory apparatus ( 60,70,80,90 ). The closure device ( 10 ) comprises a cap ( 14 ) that seals the...
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7363925 |
Gas-treatment devices
An HME for a tracheostomy tube has a flexible outer housing of a gas-permeable material containing an HME element of discrete particles, granules or the like of a hygroscopic material. The...
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7360541 |
Endotracheal tube with aerosol delivery feature
An endotracheal tube for insertion into a patient's trachea includes a drug delivery feature and is formed of an elongated body having a proximal end for connection to a ventilator device and an...
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7360540 |
Endotracheal tube which permits accurate determination of mucosal pressure
The disclosed endotracheal tube includes a silicone tubular member that has a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending through the member to supply air from the proximal end to the distal...
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7357845 |
Methods of making laryngeal masks
A method of making a laryngeal airway of the type that includes a respiratory tube and an inflatable positioning shield having a base and an inflatable, hollow peripheral portion is described...
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7353822 |
Clamping assembly for limiting the depth of insertion of a respiratory care treatment device
A medical device clamping assembly includes proximal and distal axially aligned members. The proximal and distal members are movable relative to each other. A channel is defined through the members...
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7341061 |
Tracheostomy system
A tracheostomy system includes an outer multi-layered tube, which can be expanded or allowed to contract as necessary in order to receive various sizes of cannula tubes. A dilator is used to...
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7334581 |
Methods and devices for improving breathing in patients with pulmonary disease
Methods, apparatus, and kits for enhancing breathing in patients suffering from chronic pulmonary obstructive disease are described. The methods and apparatus rely on increasing flow resistance to...
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7334580 |
Methods, devices and formulations for targeted endobronchial therapy
The present invention provides an improved method and novel devices for treating tracheobronchitis, bronchiectasis and pneumonia in the intubated patient, preferably with aerosolized anti...
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7331346 |
Monitoring and control for a laryngeal mask airway device
The disclosed method of monitoring the cuff pressure of an LMA provides an estimation of a patient's anesthetic state. Cuff pressure tends to rise and fall during IPPV and spontaneous breathing....
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7328701 |
Variable size endotracheal tube
A variable size endotracheal tube (VSET) is described for use in intubation of a body lumen. The VSET includes a flexible, tubular member with a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end...
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7320319 |
Medicant delivery system and method
A tracheal tube positioning apparatus is located relative to a patient's trachea by engaging the patient's Adam's apple. Indicia on relatively movable sections of the positioning apparatus provides...
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RE39938 |
Gastro-laryngeal mask
A gastro-laryngeal mask features softly compliant construction of the distal half of the mask, wherein the mask is of generally elliptical configuration, with an inflatable peripheral cuff to seal...
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7305989 |
Medico-surgical instruments
An instrument for providing ventilation access to the trachea has a hollow needle with a sharp tip, a tube extending within the needle and a spring urging the tube to project a short distance from...
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7305985 |
Laryngeal mask airway device
A laryngeal-mask airway device including provision for drainage of the oesophagus comprises an inflatable main-cuff and a backplate having a laryngeal-side and a pharyngeal-side. The backplate also...
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RE39923 |
Flanged cylindrical implant and method of insertion
A device for insertion into a puncture in a tracheoesophageal wall includes a cylindrical body and a flexible first flange provided on an outside surface of the body. The flange has a use...
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7293561 |
Low profile adapter for tracheal tubes
An adapter for use on a suction lumen of a catheter is disclosed. The adapter is capable of extending the suction capabilities of the catheter to a point distal to a suction port in the catheter....
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7278429 |
Surface energy assisted fluid transport system
This document discusses, among other things, systems, devices, and methods for using surface energy to assist in fluid transport or separation. One example includes removing mucus from a subject's...
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7278420 |
Oropharyngeal airway
An oropharyngeal device for insertion into the mouth of a patient. The device includes a body having a distal end and a proximal end with a flange formed at the proximal end. The distal end is...
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7273050 |
Jet endotracheal device and its use in intubation
An endotracheal device includes a unit with a pair of tubes and a beveled distal end. One tube is used for jet ventilation, while a monitoring catheter is provided inside the second, larger tube....
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7263998 |
Respiratory apparatus
An artificial airway device ( 10 ) of a resilient material for use as a combined obturator and airway device without penetration into a larynx comprising a pre-formed flexible saccular chamber ( 14...
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7263997 |
Respiratory apparatus having an instrument introduction section and manifold
A respiratory apparatus includes an instrument introduction section that is used for introducing an instrument into an artificial airway of a patient. The instrument introduction section has a...
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7258120 |
Endotracheal tube apparatus and method for using the same to reduce the risk of infections
Disclosed herein is a novel tube-in-tube endotracheal tube apparatus that allows for replacement or cleaning of an inner (first) tube without having to re-intubate the patient. The novel...
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7252086 |
Lung reduction system
A pulmonary decompression device may be utilized to remove trapped air in the lung or lungs, thereby reducing the volume of diseased lung tissue. A lung reduction device may passively decompress...
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7246622 |
Carbon dioxide indicating apparatus, particularly, disk-like carbon dioxide indicating apparatus
Carbon dioxide indicator for receiving gas containing carbon dioxide and for providing a visible indication of the presence of carbon dioxide in the gas, the indicator includes a connector for...
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7243653 |
Intubation device
The present invention is a device and a method of performing endotracheal intubation. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the intubation device comprises an endotracheal tube having a...
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7201168 |
Non-tracheal ventilation tube
A non-tracheal ventilation tube includes a multi-lumen tube shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a proximal cuff and a distal cuff. The multi-lumen tube shaft is separated into a...
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7195018 |
Adjustable support system for nasal breathing devices
Two nasal breathing devices are supplied with continuous positive airway pressure for alleviation of sleep apnea. The two nasal breathing devices are each supported on a spiral flexible supply...
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7195017 |
Collateral ventilation bypass trap system
A long term oxygen therapy system having an oxygen supply directly linked with a patients lung or lungs may be utilized to more efficiently treat hypoxia caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary...
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7195016 |
Transtracheal oxygen stent
An apparatus and method for implanting a surgical apparatus including a first flange having an opening, a second flange having an opening, and a shaft having a lumen connecting the first and second...
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7191782 |
Respiratory suction catheter apparatus configured for releasable attachment with an artificial airway structure
A respiratory suction catheter apparatus includes a suction catheter that has a tubular portion with a distal end. The suction catheter may be adapted for removing fluids from a patient by...
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RE39508 |
Blind orolaryngeal and oroesophageal guiding and aiming device
To facilitate rapid, accurate, blind access to the larynx or esophagus such as for emergency intubation of a patient's trachea and suctioning of the hypopharynx or esophagus, a medical device ( 10...
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7178519 |
Intubation tube placement assessment device
A novel connection device, and method for its use, for connecting a volume displacement detection device and a gas composition detection device in line with an intubation tube is disclosed. The...
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7174894 |
Endotracheal tube
An endotracheal tube includes a proximal tube shaft and a distal tube shaft coupled to the proximal tube shaft. The proximal tube shape defines a proximal lumen and the distal tube shaft defines a...
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7174889 |
Device for insertion of endotracheal tube
The present invention provides an apparatus for advancing an endotracheal tube through and along the length a patient's larynx with a laryngeal mask airway in place and without interrupting...
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7171962 |
Soft oral airway for intravenous anesthesia and method of use
A soft oral airway comprising an elongate hollow tubular member having a proximal and a distal end, wherein the member comprises a soft flexible material and an opening at the distal end of the...
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7159590 |
Trachea tube with germicidal light source
A tube for insertion into a trachea having a germicidal light source that is positioned above a cuff that holds the tube in place in the trachea. Activation of the germicidal light source causes an...
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7159589 |
Disposable laryngeal mask airway device
The disclosed laryngeal mask airway device includes a mask portion and an airway tube. The mask portion includes an inflatable cuff, which defines a central opening when the cuff is inflated. The...
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7156827 |
Adapter for localized treatment through a tracheal tube and method for use thereof
By interposing an adapter between the endotracheal or tracheal tube inserted to a patient and the ventilation and suction systems that are connected to the endotracheal tube, a catheter could be...
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7156091 |
Oral airway and airway management assistive device provided with the oral airway
An oral airway, which is used by being inserted into the mouth of a patient who is suffering from unconsciousness or has lost consciousness to secure an airway of the patient, is adapted to be used...
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7152604 |
Apparatus and method for mask free delivery of an inspired gas mixture and gas sampling
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for the delivery of inspired gas, e.g., supplemental O 2 , to a person combined with gas sampling, including for the purpose of monitoring of the ventilation of...
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7152603 |
Endotracheal catheter and manifold assembly with improved valve
The present invention relates to an improved flap valve or other internal component for use with respiratory suction catheter and manifold assemblies. This flap valve or other internal component...
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7147252 |
Medical connector
A connector for a respiratory assembly is provided. The connector includes a body that has a first end and a second end. The body has a passage disposed therethrough from the first end to the...
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7140370 |
Endotracheal tube system and method of use
An improved endotracheal tube system and method of use is provided. The improved endotracheal tube system includes a standard endotracheal tube, an adapter with a first tube that may be positioned...
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7140369 |
Tracheotomy endotracheal tube
A flexible tracheotomy endotracheal tube comprises a short distal section of tubing, an intermediate section of tubing, a pre-formed obtuse-angle bend in the tube between the distal and...
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7140368 |
Laryngeal mask airway
A laryngeal mask airway has a main tubular shaft ( 1 ) with a mask portion ( 5 ) attached at its patient end ( 3 ). The mask portion ( 5 ) comprises a mount ( 50 ) and a sealing cuff ( 60 )...
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7134431 |
Laryngeal mask airway device with position controlling tab
The disclosed laryngeal mask airway device includes an inflatable cuff, an airway tube, and a tab. The cuff defines a central opening at least when inflated. The cuff is insertable through a mouth...
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7128071 |
Intubating laryngeal mask airway device with fiber optic assembly
The disclosed laryngeal mask airway device includes a rigid airway tube, a mask portion, and one or more optical fibers. The airway tube extends from a proximal end to a distal end. The airway tube...
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