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Bronchial blocker endotracheal apparatus

  • US 5,588,424 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1995
  • Issued: 12/31/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An endotracheal apparatus for insertion through the mouth and into the trachea of a patient for ventilating one lung and blocking the other lung comprising:

  • a first elongated flexible tube having an external wall portion, a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being positioned in the trachea when in use and adapted for ventilating air;

    a second elongated flexible tube, separate from the first tube, having a proximal end and a distal end, an external wall portion of the second elongated flexible tube being closely joined in a side-by-side relation to said external wall portion of the first elongated flexible tube, the second elongated flexible tube for receiving an endobrochial blocker;

    a first inflatable and deflatable cuff extending about the first and second elongated flexible tubes toward the distal ends of the first and second tubes, the first inflatable and deflatable cuff being positioned and operable when inflated to engage the trachea;

    an endobronchial blocker comprising an elongated catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, being slidably receivable in the second elongated flexible tube, the elongated catheter having an inflatable and deflatable cuff disposed about the distal end of the elongated catheter; and

    ,an air passage defined in a wall of the first elongated flexible tube and terminating within the first inflatable and deflatable cuff.

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