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Multiple function intubation apparatus and method

  • US 4,613,323 A
  • Filed: 11/19/1984
  • Issued: 09/23/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An intubation apparatus for providing lavage, sump and enteral feeding functions and the like for a patient, comprising:

  • a first tube including at least one passageway and having a first end for introduction into the patient;

    port means in the passageway adjacent the first end of the first tube; and

    a second tube having a proximal and a distal end, said second tube being received within the passageway of said first tube and movable between an intubation position wherein said second tube is contained within said first tube and an extended position wherein the second tube extends from the first tube so as to open the port means within the passageway for sump operation;

    said first tube including a constriction means between said port means and said first end and said second tube including means adjacent the proximal end for engaging said constriction means so as to retain the proximal end of said second tube within the passageway of said first tube when said second tube is in the extended position.

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