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Multi-layered transtracheal caatheter

  • US 5,199,427 A
  • Filed: 10/18/1991
  • Issued: 04/06/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A transtracheal catheter comprising:

  • an elongated catheter body comprising;

    an inner layer and means to resist kinking of said inner layer and including constructing said inner layer of a material that is soft and flexible to the extent that it will bend rather than kink when placed within a patient'"'"'s trachea for extended periods of time; and

    an outer layer fused to the inner layer and comprising a material that is sufficiently hydrophobic and that has a sufficiently low coefficient of friction such that said outer layer is resistant to mucous buildup when placed in the trachea, said outer layer essentially completely covering said inner layer to prevent contact of mucous by the inner layer, and in combination with said inner layer provides said catheter body with enough softness and flexibility to bend rather than kink when placed within a patient'"'"'s trachea for an extended period of time, and with enough rigidity to hold said catheter body firmly against a posterior wall of the trachea to minimize unwanted movement of the catheter body;

    a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end being bent away from said catheter body at an angle such that when said catheter body is inserted into the patient'"'"'s trachea and placed against the posterior wall of the trachea, said distal end is correspondingly deflected at said angle from the posterior wall; and

    means for connecting said catheter body to an oxygen source said means for connecting being located at said proximal end of said catheter body.

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