METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING OCCLUSION OF A TRACHEAL TUBE SUCTION LUMEN

摘要

There is provided a medical tube (10) lumen plug (36), comprising: a plug (36), comprising: a body (38) configured to be mechanically coupled to a lumen (28) of a medical tube (10); and a protrusion (40) configured to extend external to the medical (tube10), wherein the protrusion (40) is configured to prevent occlusion of an aperture (26), wherein the aperture (26) is configured to provide a pathway between the lumen (28) and a region external to the medical tube (10).