Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same
US7950393B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/7527
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inflatable balloon cuff associated with a tracheal tube may be adapted to filter microbial secretions and reduce their passage into the lungs. A cuff as provided may include a cross-linked polymeric structure that may serve to exclude certain secretions on the basis of size. The polymeric structure may be incorporated onto all or part of the surface of the inflatable balloon cuff.
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