EASY GRIP TAPERED TRACHEOSTOMY DILATOR.

摘要

There is provided a device for performing a tracheotomy. The tracheostomy dilator (10) has a body (20) and a tip (12) which are detachably attached. The dilator has a cannula sized to accommodate a guiding catheter (14). The tip has a proximal inner portion (18) which is within the body while the tip is attached to the body. After the trachea has been dilated, the body may be detached from the tip and removed and a tracheostomy tube (26) may be inserted over the inner portion of the tip. The tip then may serve to guide a tracheostomy tube into the trachea. After the tracheostomy tube is installed, the tip and other components may be withdrawn through the tracheostomy tube and the tracheostomy tube placed in service.