Patent · US Expired

Tracheostomy tube assembly

US5060645A · kind A · utility

57Cited by
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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 1990
Grant dateOct 29, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 14, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/0213
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tracheostomy tube assembly comprises a tracheostomy tube and a separate collar member which can be removably attached to the tube. The collar member is fastenable around a patient's neck by flexible fastening means. The collar member can be removed from the tube for attaching the flexible fastening means thereto.

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