ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE HAVING A RECESSED CUFF, ONE OR MORE SUCTION APERTURES ARRANGED THEREIN, AND/OR A CUFF HAVING STIFFENERS AND METHOD OF MAKING AND/OR USING THE SAME

摘要

An endotracheal tube includes a main tube with a proximal end and a distal end and an inflatable cuff arranged on the main tube. The inflatable cuff includes a main inflation area. Possible features include at least one generally annular recess or indentation arranged on a proximal end of the cuff, at least one axial recess or indentation arranged on a proximal end of the cuff, at least one recess or indentation arranged in the main inflation area, at least one recess or indentation extending into the main inflation area, at least one suction aperture arranged in the main inflation area, at least one suction aperture arranged in a recess or indentation located in the main inflation area, and at least one suction lumen arranged in a recess or indentation extending into the main inflation area.