Endotracheal tube with movable endobronchial blocker for one-lung anesthesia
US4453545A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/911
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endotracheal tube with movable endobronchial blocker for one-lung anesthesia is disclosed comprising an endotracheal tube with a a cuff having a small channel formed within the wall of the endotracheal tube along almost the entire length thereof and a catheter with a cuff for endobronchial blockade called an endobronchial blocker which is housed in the small channel and can be let out when in use.
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