A hinged tracheostomy tube obturator

Details A hinged tracheostomy tube obturator A hinged tracheostomy tube obturator

A - Human Necessities

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A61M 16/04 (2006.01) A61M 16/00 (2006.01) A61M 37/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2111861

In combination, a tracheostomy tube (100) including a curved cannula (20) lying substantially within a given plane and formed with a non-constant radius, and an obturator means (10) insertable into the cannula for guiding intubation of the trache- ostomy tube into the cannula. The obturator comprises a single piece member formed of a resilient and flexible material and cur- vable upon insertion within the cannula with a non-constant radius lying within the given plane, the member having proximal (12) and distal (11) ends and a shaft (13) extending therebetween, the shaft over a substantial portion of its length being dimen- sioned such as to impart sufficient rigidity both in the direction substantially perpendicular and also substantially parallel to the given plane. The shaft also includes a first flexible portion being of substantially rectangular cross-section having a width and a thickness.

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