Respiratory secretion retention device, system and method

US8777933B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Mergenet Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Robert M. Landis · Mountainside, US
• Charles A. Lewis · Carrabelle, US
• Angelo Caruso · Boca Raton, US
• Bruce Sher · Lighthouse Point, US
• Louis Javier Collazo · Pompano Beach, US
• Sanjay Chandran · Boca Raton, US
• Norman Hansen · Highland Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 28, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 15, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M16/0833
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A novel and non-obvious apparatus, system, and method for managing respiratory secretions and fluids in sections of artificial airways. In an embodiment of the invention, a respiratory secretion retention (RSR) device configured to fluidly connect to an artificial airway can be provided. The respiratory secretion retention (RSR) device can include a housing that defines a passageway for the flow of respiratory gases, a chamber defined by the housing with a portion of the chamber configured to retain exhaled respiratory particulate and liquid, a patient side port coupled with the housing, which is in fluid communication with an artificial airway and at least one access port coupled with the housing were the at least one access port includes a control valve. In an aspect of this embodiment, the housing further can include an instillation port.