Speech valve assembly

Details Speech valve assembly Speech valve assembly

A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/20 (2006.01) A61M 16/04 (2006.01) A61M 16/10 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2313522

A speech valve assembly (1) for connection to the tracheal stoma (2) of a laryngectomee comprises a housing (6) with a passage (26) extending between a proximal end near the tracheal stoma (2) and a free end situated opposite, a filter means (24) situated near the proximal end, and a valve (23) situated on the side of the filter means (24) facing the free end. The valve can comprise a valve body (18) and a valve seat (16), which can be made to interact with each other against an initial tension, under the influence of an air flow (25) from the proximal to the free end through the passage (26) of the housing (6).

L'invention concerne un ensemble soupapes vocal (1) qui se raccorde à l'ouverture trachéale (2) d'un patient ayant subi une laryngectomie. L'ensemble soupapes comprend un boîtier (6) muni d'un conduit (26) qui s'étend entre une extrémité proximale jouxtant l'ouverture trachéale (2) et une extrémité libre opposée, un filtre (24) placé au voisinage de l'extrémité proximale, et une soupape (23) située sur le côté du filtre (24) et faisant face à l'extrémité libre. La soupape peut comprendre un boîtier de soupapes (18) et un siège de soupape (16) pouvant fonctionner de concert contre une tension initiale provoquée par un flux d'air (25) s'écoulant de l'extrémité proximale à l'extrémité libre par le conduit (26) du boîtier (6).

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