Artificial airway
US9265904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/0493
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An artificial airway including: an airway tube including at least one airway conduit; an inflatable cuff mounted on a distal end of the tube; a support member extending into the cuff, the cuff having inner side walls, anterior walls and a posterior wall, the inner side walls being joined to the support member to define a recess which communicates with the airway conduit, the anterior walls and posterior wall, sealingly engaging, in use, about the glottic opening and posterior pharyngeal wall respectively of a patient.
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