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Apparatus for maintaining a surgical airway and method of the same

A technique for airway and surgery, which is applied in the direction of drug devices, tracheal intubation, other medical devices, etc., and can solve problems such as fixation of mouthpieces

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-23
R·豪格
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Also, the mouthpiece may not be secured optimally and therefore not always stay in place

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[0022] One exemplary embodiment of a device for maintaining a surgical airway 10 is provided in FIGS. 1-5.

[0023] Device 10 for maintaining a surgical airway (hereinafter the device) includes an elongated body 12 forming first and second ends. The elongate body 12 can be inserted orally into the patient's mouth. One of the first or second ends of the elongated body 12 forms a front end 14 . The other of the first or second end forms the tail end 16 . Front end 14 can be inserted through the mouth of a patient so that tail end 16 can be inserted behind front end 14 through the mouth. Near the front end 14 , the elongated body 12 includes a guide portion 18 . Near the tail end 16 , the elongated body includes a tail portion 19 . Leading portion 18 and trailing portion 19 are discussed further below.

[0024] An opening 17 is defined by the leading and trailing ends 14 , 16 . Preferably, surgical equipment can be inserted into the elongate body 12 through the opening 17 ....

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A device for maintaining a surgical airway and method thereof includes an elongate body insertable through the mouth of a patient. The elongated body forms leading and trailing ends. Openings are formed through the leading and trailing ends so that a surgical device can be inserted through the opening of the elongated body. A fixture is attached to the tail end. The fasteners hold the elongated body in place to keep the airway open for treatment of the patient while supporting the flow of oxygen to the patient.

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[0001] Cross Reference and Priority Information [0001] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 60 / 687,405, filed June 3, 2005, entitled Apparatus and Method for Maintaining a Surgical Airway, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to devices and methods for maintaining a surgical airway. More specifically, devices that are inserted and retained in a patient's mouth are disclosed. Background technique [0003] Devices for maintaining a surgical airway are well known and widely used, for example to enable a patient to continue breathing during surgery and outpatient procedures. Typically, the device may be used during gastric and / or bronchial surgical procedures, and may be applied in outpatient use, eg, when a patient is experiencing sleep apnea. [0004] In previous applications, a combination nasal cannula and mouthpiece has been used. However, difficulties arise when ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61M16/04
CPCA61M16/0488A61M16/0493A61M2016/0493A61M16/085A61M2230/432A61M2202/04A61M2016/085A61M2202/0208A61M16/0497A61M16/0495
Inventor R·豪格
Owner R·豪格
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