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Method and device for removing fluid material from the airway above an endotracheal tube cuff

  • US 8,231,606 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2008
  • Issued: 07/31/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tracheal fluid removal device for removing accumulated secretions from an endotracheal tube, comprising:

  • a dual-track guidance rail having an exterior track and an interior track;

    a pair of guidance rail connectors connected to the dual-track guidance rail and attached to the endotracheal tube;

    a suction catheter;

    a retention connector attaching the suction catheter slidably to the endotracheal tube;

    a slider positioned slidably between the exterior track and interior track, and attached to an end of the suction catheter to move the suction catheter; and

    a suction guide attached to the slider for moving the slider along a trajectory between the exterior track and the interior track.

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