Endotracheal tube sump
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1. A sump assembly for coadministration with an endotracheal tube for the removal of secretions adjacent the endotracheal tube;
- the sump assembly comprising a vacuum tube having a port at one end and being adapted at a second end for connection to a suction device;
at least one guide for attachment to the endotracheal tube to facilitate placement of the sump assembly adjacent the endotracheal tube;
said guide having a length substantially shorter than the length of the vacuum tube;
wherein the at least one guide for attachment to the endotracheal tube to facilitate placement of the sump adjacent the endotracheal tube has a plurality of drain openings formed therein, said port comprising said drain openings in said guide.
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Abstract
A sump assembly having a tubular body with a drain at the distal end for use with an endotracheal tube which provides for the removal of the secretions around and near the endotracheal tube cuff, while the endotracheal tube remains in the nasal or throat passages of the patient.
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1. A sump assembly for coadministration with an endotracheal tube for the removal of secretions adjacent the endotracheal tube;
- the sump assembly comprising a vacuum tube having a port at one end and being adapted at a second end for connection to a suction device;
at least one guide for attachment to the endotracheal tube to facilitate placement of the sump assembly adjacent the endotracheal tube;
said guide having a length substantially shorter than the length of the vacuum tube;
wherein the at least one guide for attachment to the endotracheal tube to facilitate placement of the sump adjacent the endotracheal tube has a plurality of drain openings formed therein, said port comprising said drain openings in said guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- the sump assembly comprising a vacuum tube having a port at one end and being adapted at a second end for connection to a suction device;
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10. A sump assembly for coadministration with a endotracheal tube for the removal of secretions adjacent the endotracheal tube;
- said sump assembly comprising an elongated tubular body having a preformed spiral configuration for rotational application around the endotracheal tube.
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11. In combination, an endotracheal tube and a sump:
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said endotracheal tube comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a securing cuff adjacent the distal end of said endotracheal tube;
said sump comprising a suction tube having a distal end and a proximal end;
means for positioning the suction tube adjacent the endotracheal tube, a drain at the distal end of said suction tube positioned adjacent the securing cuff of the endotracheal tube, and a fitting at the proximal end of the suction tube for the attachment of a suction device;
said suction tube comprising a tubular body portion preconfigured in a spiral configuration.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of removing secretions accumulated above a securing cuff located adjacent a distal end of an endotracheal tube inserted in a patient;
- the method comprising the steps of;
attaching a sump assembly to the endotracheal tube, said sump including an elongated tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, means for attaching the sump to the endotracheal tube, a fitting at the proximal end of the elongated tubular body and a drain at the distal end of the elongated tubular body;
the elongated tubular body of the sump being pre-configured in a spiral configuration whereby the tubular body is rotated about the endotracheal tube to attach the sump assembly to the endotracheal tube.positioning the sump drain above the securing cuff of the endotracheal tube;
attaching a suction device to the fitting at the proximal end of the elongated tubular body; and
actuating the suction device so as to draw secretions into the drain, through the tubular body and fitting and into the suction device.
- the method comprising the steps of;
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