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Tracheal cannulas and stents

US5017188A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 1989
Grant dateMay 21, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/0253
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosure is made of an improvement in the T-shaped tracheal stents and in the tracheal cannulas of the prior art, permitting one to conveniently have a complete and unitary unit including a closure member affixed to the device of the invention. Unidirectional retention sleeves are also described, which may be used in conjunction with the cannulas and the stents of the invention.

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