Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same

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A - Human Necessities

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A61M 16/04 (2006.01)

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CA 2654938

An inflatable balloon cuff (12) may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube (16). Configurations of these cuffs (12) that include tapered regions with certain characteristics, such as cuff wall (24) diameter and thickness, may provide improved sealing of the trachea.

L'invention concerne un ballonnet gonflable (12) pouvant être adapté en vue d'assurer une bonne étanchéité entre la trachée d'un patient et la sonde d'intubation endotrachéale (16) qui lui est associée. Des configurations de ces ballonnets (12), qui comprennent des zones coniques présentant certaines caractéristiques, telles qu'un diamètre et une épaisseur de la paroi du ballonnet (24), peuvent assurer une étanchéité améliorée de la trachée.

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