A - Human Necessities – 61 – M
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
M
128/127.1
A61M 25/10 (2006.01) A61B 1/12 (2006.01) A61B 17/12 (2006.01) A61F 13/20 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1036887
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A self-retaining nasal tampon particularly designed to control nasal hemorrhaging, comprising, according to one embodi- ment, an elongated flexible tube open at one end and sealed at its opposite end, a hollow bulbous portion formed on the tube adjacent the open end thereof, such bulb preferably being molded integral with the tube, an inflatable member or sleeve surrounding and sealingly attached to the closed end of the tube, and which may also include a second inflatable member or sleeve sealingly attached to and surrounding an intermediate portion of the tube, passage means communicating the interior of the tube with such inflatable member or members to permit inflation thereof by fluid introduced into the tube, and sealing means positioned within the tube to permit facile inflation of each of the inflatable members or sleeves independently of each other to form respective inflated bags or balloons, and to retain such bags in their inflated position, and also to permit selective deflation of such inflated bags when desired, for removal of the device from the nasal passage, the bulb mounted adjacent the open end of the tube functioning to anchor the tube in position in the nasal passage without danger of the tube slipping into the throat and obstructing the airway.
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