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Irrigation apparatus and method for suction catheters

  • US 5,269,756 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1992
  • Issued: 12/14/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Suction catheter apparatus comprising:

  • an elongate flexible bag having two ends;

    a first connector fitting coupled to one end of the bag;

    a second connector fitting coupled to the other end of the bag;

    an endotracheal tube coupled to the first connector fitting for introduction to the trachea of a patient to be treated;

    a catheter tube anchored to the second connector fitting and extending through the bag and the first connector fitting into the endotracheal tube; and

    a liquid moving pump mounted to the first connector fitting for connection to a source of irrigation fluid, said pump having an operator member situated adjacent the first connector fitting so as to be operable by a digit of a hand holding the first connector fitting.

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