Trachea tube with germicidal light source
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1. A tube for insertion into a trachea, said tube comprisingan elongated tube;
- an expandable cuff located on a section of said elongated tube that is expanded to hold said tube within a trachea of a user; and
a germicidal light source positioned on said elongated tube and above said expandable cuff, wherein said germicidal light source transmits germicidal light toward said expandable cuff, andwherein said elongated tube has a conduit formed therein through which an electrical current is passed to said germicidal light source.
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Abstract
A tube for insertion into a trachea having a germicidal light source that is positioned above a cuff that holds the tube in place in the trachea. Activation of the germicidal light source causes an radiation emission that kills undesired bacteria that is fostered by the tube and the cuff, reducing the patient'"'"'s risk of associated disease, and reducing the need for antibiotics.
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1. A tube for insertion into a trachea, said tube comprising
an elongated tube; -
an expandable cuff located on a section of said elongated tube that is expanded to hold said tube within a trachea of a user; and a germicidal light source positioned on said elongated tube and above said expandable cuff, wherein said germicidal light source transmits germicidal light toward said expandable cuff, and wherein said elongated tube has a conduit formed therein through which an electrical current is passed to said germicidal light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tube for insertion into a trachea, said tube comprising:
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an elongated tube; an expandable cuff located on a section of said elongated tube that is expanded to hold said tube within a trachea of a user; a germicidal light source that transmits germicidal light to a trachea of a user; a chamber that is located on said elongated tube and above said expandable cuff, wherein a surface of said chamber that is on an exterior portion of said elongated tube is substantially transparent to said germicidal light, and wherein said germicidal light source is present within said chamber, and said germicidal light source transmits said germicidal light through said surface of said chamber that is substantially transparent to said germicidal light and to an exterior of said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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