| 摘要 |
An apparatus for locating into a forked channel having a main channel 19 with first and second forks stemming from said main channel, e.g a forked tracheal channel, the apparatus comprising a main tube section 2 for introduction into the main channel 19 with the said main tube section having first and second lumens 4, 6. The main tube also has sealing means 12, such as an inflatable balloon, located in the distal end region and also seating means 18a, 18b, that abut against the vertex 20, e.g. carina, where the channel bifurcates. The seating means comprise two wings or arms 18a, 18b that rest on each side of the vertex 20, with first and second wings comprising the distal ends of first and second lumens 4, 6 respectively, so that in use each lumen is in independent fluid communication with either of first or second forks. The balloon 12 is inflated via a lumen 16 [Fig. 4] embedded within the wall 8. of the tube 2. |
