Body insertion tube with anesthetic jacket
First Claim
1. A device engageable with a source of anesthetic fluid, the device being advanceable into a patient for establishing a pathway for fluid communication through the patient'"'"'s pharynx while reducing patient discomfort, comprising:
- a source of pressure;
an elongated flexible tube defining a lumen in fluid communication with the source of pressure, the tube having a distal segment positionable in a body passage of the patient that is distal to the pharynx, the tube being made of plastic such that the tube has sufficient strength to substantially prevent deformation of the tube when the source of pressure is activated; and
a jacket surroundingly engaged with the distal segment of the tube along at least five centimeters (5 cm) of the distal segment, the jacket being formed with a plurality of perforations along its entire length and circumference, wherein anesthetic fluid from the source of anesthetic fluid can be directed out of the perforations of the jacket onto the body passage of the patient to anesthetize a substantial portion of the body passage.
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Abstract
A body insertion tube can be configured as a nasogastric (NG) tube or endotracheal (ET) tube. When the tube is an NG tube, the tube has a distal segment positionable in the esophagus and a stomach segment connected to the distal segment and positionable in the stomach for aspirating fluids therefrom. An inflatable perforated jacket is positioned around a substantial portion of the distal segment such that anesthetic can be directed into the jacket and out of the perforations to anesthetize substantially all of the nasal passages and throat during intubation. When the tube is an ET tube, the tube has a distal segment positionable in the trachea, and an inflatable cuff is positioned around the distal segment of the tube. An inflatable perforated jacket surrounds a substantial segment of the tube such that anesthetic can be directed through the jacket to anesthetize substantially all of the throat and vocal cords during intubation.
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24 Claims
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1. A device engageable with a source of anesthetic fluid, the device being advanceable into a patient for establishing a pathway for fluid communication through the patient'"'"'s pharynx while reducing patient discomfort, comprising:
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a source of pressure; an elongated flexible tube defining a lumen in fluid communication with the source of pressure, the tube having a distal segment positionable in a body passage of the patient that is distal to the pharynx, the tube being made of plastic such that the tube has sufficient strength to substantially prevent deformation of the tube when the source of pressure is activated; and a jacket surroundingly engaged with the distal segment of the tube along at least five centimeters (5 cm) of the distal segment, the jacket being formed with a plurality of perforations along its entire length and circumference, wherein anesthetic fluid from the source of anesthetic fluid can be directed out of the perforations of the jacket onto the body passage of the patient to anesthetize a substantial portion of the body passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An endotracheal (ET) tube assembly, comprising:
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a source of respiratory oxygen; an ET tube defining a lumen in fluid communication with the source of oxygen and having a distal segment; an inflatable cuff positioned around the distal segment of the ET tube for establishing a fluid seal between the tube and the trachea when the cuff is inflated with fluid; and a jacket surroundingly engaged with the distal segment of the ET tube and having a plurality of perforations along its entire length and circumference, wherein the jacket has a distal end positioned on the tube adjacent the cuff and a proximal end, wherein the distance between the ends of the jacket is between five centimeters and fifteen centimeters (5-15 cm), the distal segment of the ET tube being positionable in a patient'"'"'s pharynx to establish a pathway for fluid communication between the source of oxygen and the patient'"'"'s lungs, and wherein the ET tube is made of material sufficiently strong to prevent swelling of the ET tube when oxygen from the source is directed through the lumen to the patient'"'"'s lungs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A nasogastric (NG) tube assembly, comprising:
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a source of vacuum for aspirating fluid from a patient'"'"'s stomach; an NG tube having a stomach segment formed with a plurality of axially-spaced openings for aspirating stomach fluid therethrough and a proximal segment defining a lumen in fluid communication with the source of vacuum; and a jacket surroundingly engaged with the NG tube proximal to the axially-spaced openings and having a plurality of perforations along its entire length and circumference through which anesthetic can be directed against substantially all of the patient'"'"'s nasal passages, pharynx, and proximal portion of the esophagus in which the assembly is intubated, wherein the tube is made of a plastic material sufficiently strong to prevent collapse of the lumen when the source of vacuum is activated to aspirate stomach fluid. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for establishing a pathway for fluid communication from a patient'"'"'s throat to a body passage of the patient in communication with the throat, while minimizing patient discomfort, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a body insertion tube made of plastic and defining a lumen, the body insertion tube being sufficiently strong to substantially prevent deformation of the body insertion tube when the body insertion tube is pressurized or evacuated; (b) surrounding a segment of the tube with a perforated anesthetic jacket, the jacket having a proximal end and a distal end axially spaced from the proximal end a distance of at least five centimeters (5 cm), such that when the tube is properly positioned, anesthetic fluid can be directed through the perforations against substantially all of the patient'"'"'s throat tissue which is adjacent the tube; (c) advancing the tube into the body passage; (d) engaging the tube with a source of pressure such that the lumen of the tube is in fluid communication with the source; and (e) directing anesthetic fluid through the perforations of the jacket to anesthetize the throat.
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24. A device advanceable into a patient for establishing a pathway for fluid communication through the patient'"'"'s pharynx while reducing patient discomfort, comprising:
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a source of anesthetic fluid; a source of pressure; an elongated flexible tube defining a lumen and having a distal segment positionable in a body passage of the patient that is distal to the pharynx and a proximal segment configured for establishing fluid communication between the source of pressure and the lumen of the tube, the tube having sufficient strength to substantially prevent deformation of the tube when the source of pressure is activated; and a jacket surroundingly engaged with the distal segment of the tube along at least five centimeters (5 cm) of the length of the distal segment, the jacket being formed with a plurality of perforations along its entire length and circumference, wherein anesthetic fluid from the source can be directed out of the perforations of the jacket onto the body passage of the patient to anesthetize a substantial portion of the body passage.
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