Auto-inflation cuffs
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1. A medical ventilation device comprising:
- a cannula having proximal and distal ends, wherein the cannula is in fluid communication with an inspiratory pressure source adapted to provide respiratory gases to a patient at an inspiratory pressure;
an inflatable cuff adapted to be inflated to the inspiratory pressure, the cuff attached to and surrounding a portion of the cannula toward the distal end thereof;
an inspiratory pressure inflation tube having first and second ends, the first end in communication with an interior of the inflatable cuff, the second end adapted to communicate with the inspiratory pressure source and a cuff pressure monitoring device; and
a pressure valve in communication with the inspiratory pressure inflation tube.
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Abstract
A medical ventilation device comprising a cannula having proximal and distal ends; an inflatable cuff adapted to be inflated to an inspiratory pressure, the cuff attached to and surrounding a portion of the cannula toward the distal end thereof; an inspiratory pressure inflation tube having first and second ends, the first end in communication with an interior of the inflatable cuff, the second end adapted to communicate with an inspiratory pressure source; and a pressure valve in communication with the inspiratory pressure inflation tube.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical ventilation device comprising:
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a cannula having proximal and distal ends, wherein the cannula is in fluid communication with an inspiratory pressure source adapted to provide respiratory gases to a patient at an inspiratory pressure; an inflatable cuff adapted to be inflated to the inspiratory pressure, the cuff attached to and surrounding a portion of the cannula toward the distal end thereof; an inspiratory pressure inflation tube having first and second ends, the first end in communication with an interior of the inflatable cuff, the second end adapted to communicate with the inspiratory pressure source and a cuff pressure monitoring device; and a pressure valve in communication with the inspiratory pressure inflation tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical ventilation system comprising:
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a tracheal tube comprising a cannula having proximal and distal ends, wherein the tracheal tube is in fluid communication with an inspiratory pressure source adapted to provide respiratory gases to a patient at an inspiratory pressure; an inflatable cuff adapted to be inflated to the inspiratory pressure, the cuff attached to and surrounding a portion of the cannula toward the distal end thereof; an inspiratory pressure inflation tube having first and second ends, the first end in communication with an interior of the inflatable cuff, the second end adapted to communicate with the inspiratory pressure source and a cuff pressure monitoring device; a pressure valve in communication with the inspiratory pressure inflation tube; and a ventilator, wherein the second end of the inflation tube is in communication with the ventilator and the ventilator is adapted to inflate the cuff to the inspiratory pressure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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