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Endotracheal tube

  • US 5,329,921 A
  • Filed: 03/01/1993
  • Issued: 07/19/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An endotracheal tube adapter for mounting on an end of an endotracheal tube external to a patient comprising:

  • (a) an elongated rigid plastic first tube having first and second ends, said first end being adapted to provide a substantially air-tight seal when fitted with an endotracheal tube;

    said second end being adapted to provide a substantially air-tight seal when fitted with a device for ventilating a patient;

    (b) a second tube having first and second ends, said first end of said second tube attached to said first tube between said first tube and second ends so as to provide substantially air-tight communication between the bore of said first and said second tubes thereby forming a common interior;

    (c) a stopcock positioned in said second tube so as to divide said second tube into two segments, said stopcock controllable between two positions, a closed position wherein fluid communication between said segments of said second tube is prevented and an open position wherein fluid communication between said segments of said second tube is substantially unimpeded, said stopcock having a bore which is between 50% and 110% of the bore of said second tube.

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