Method and apparatus for preventing occlusion of a tracheal tube suction lumen
US7913693B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a medical tube lumen plug, including: a plug, including: a body configured to be mechanically coupled to a lumen of a medical tube; and a protrusion configured to extend external to the medical tube, wherein the protrusion is configured to prevent occlusion of an aperture, wherein the aperture is configured to provide a pathway between the lumen and a region external to the medical tube.
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