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Intubation device with adjustable suction means above the cuff

  • US 5,067,497 A
  • Filed: 03/16/1990
  • Issued: 11/26/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tubular assembly for intubation within a body passageway comprising:

  • a main tube body defining a primary lumen through which fluid can pass;

    a means for holding and sealing said main tube body to the body passageway during intubation so that fluid passing into or out of the body passageway passes through said primary lumen;

    a suction tube secured to said main tube body defining between sidewalls thereof an unobstructed suction passageway, said suction tube having an adjustable free end portion not directly connected to said main tube body and movable relative thereto, said adjustable free end portion being provided with a suction opening; and

    actuating means independent of the means for holding and sealing the main tube body and located adjacent said suction opening, for selectively radially adjusting said suction opening with respect to said main tube body, said actuating means being positioned between said adjustable free end portion of said suction tube and said main tube body to move said suction opening between an innermost position adjacent said main tube body and a radially outermost position, independently of the means for holding and sealing the main tube body.

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