Endotracheal catheter

• US 3,322,126 A
• Filed: 04/13/1964
• Issued: 05/30/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Heinz Rusch, Werner Rusch
• Original Assignee: Heinz Rusch, Werner Rusch
• Inventors: Rusch, Werner, HEINZ RUSCH
• Application Number:
  US04/359,132
• Time in Patent Office: 1,142 Days
• US Class Current: 128/207.15
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0463 combined with suction tubes, catheters or the like; Outside connections
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0465 Tracheostomy tubes; Devices for performing a tracheostomy; Accessories therefor, e.g. masks, filters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0497 Tube stabilizer

Claims

1. AN ENDOTRACHEAL CATHETER FOR INSERTION THROUGH AND INTO THE TRACHEA OF A PATIENT AFTER A TRACHEOTOMY AND FOR REMAINING IN THE TRACHEA, COMPRISING:

A MAIN CATHETER TUBE HAVING RADIALLY INFLATABLE BULB MEANS AXIALLY FIXED TO SAID MAIN TUBE ON THE SECTION INSERTABLE IN THE TRACHEA FOR EXPANSION INTO SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRACHEA AND CONTROL BULB MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY INFLATING SAID INFLATABLE BULB MEANS;

SUPPORT DISC MEANS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OUTER PORTION OF THE PATIENT'"'"''"'"'S NECK AND FRICTIONALLY SURROUNDING SAID MAIN CATHETER TUBE FOR AXIAL ADJUSTMENT TO DEFINE THE MAIN TRACHEA TUBE SECTION INSERTABLE IN THE TRACHEA ON ONE SIDE AND THE MAIN TRACHEA TUBE SECTION OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE;

APERTURED MEANS IN SAID SUPPORT DISC MEANS FOR SECURING SAID SUPPORT DISC MEANS TO THE PATIENT WITH HOLDING MEANS;

APERTURE MEANS IN THE SIDE WALL OF SAID MAIN CATHETER TUBE AT SAID OUTSIDE SECTION FOR RECEIVING A SUCTION CATHETER TO BE INSERTED WITHIN SAID MAIN CATHETER TUBE FOR REMOVING FLUIDS FROM THE PATIENT WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF SAID MAIN CATHETER TUBE;

AND VALVE MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY OPENING SAID APERTURE MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE SUCTION CATHETER AND CLOSING SAID APERTURE MEANS FOR PREVENTING INTERFERENCE WITH THE OPERATION OF SAID MAIN CATHETER WHEN THE SUCTION CATHETER IS REMOVED.