ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WITH DEDICATED EVACUATION PORT

摘要

Various embodiments of a tracheal tube capable of suctioning accumulated mucus secretions from the airway of intubated patients are provided. Disclosed embodiments include a variety of endotracheal tubes with integral suction lumens terminating in ports optimally located at the distal end of the endotracheal tubes between a Murphy's Eye and a cuff. During intubation, the foregoing features, among others, of the tracheal tube may have the effect of preventing bacterial colonization of the respiratory airway and the subsequent development of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in the lungs.

主权项

1. A tracheal tube, comprising:
a tubular body comprising an open distal end for ventilating a patient and a Murphy's eye adjacent to the open distal end on an exterior side wall of the tubular body; a cuff disposed around the tubular body and configured to be inflated to seal the cuff against a wall of a patient's trachea; a first suction port disposed on the exterior side wall of the tubular body at a fixed location below the cuff and above the open distal end, wherein the first suction port is radially displaced from the Murphy's eye by a first angle, and wherein the first suction port is the distal most suction port of a first suction lumen; and a second suction port disposed on the exterior side wall of the tubular body proximal of the first suction port.