ARTIFICIAL NOSE COMPRISING A SPEECH VALVE

摘要

The invention relates to a device for inserting into a tracheostoma prosthesis or a tracheostoma plaster. Said device comprises a cylindrical housing (1) and a cylindrical valve element (2), the housing (1) is provided with a first opening (17) for connecting to the stomach of the patient and at least one second opening (14) on the opposite side, and the valve element (2) in the second opening ( 14) of the housing (1) is provided to close the second opening (14). The valve element is configured (2) so that it can be closed manually by means of a finger and can be opened by elastic return, and the housing (1) surrounds the valve element (2) and the valve element (2) receives a humid and warm exchangeable filter. A cylindrical spring element (3) is arranged between the housing (1) and the valve element (2).