Prosthetic device for use in voice restoration.

摘要

A prosthetic device for use in voice restoration in which a cylindrical body (32) of relatively rigid material is construction of a size to be positioned substantially permanently in a fistula (18) between a patient's trachea (16) and esophagus (22), means (52,54) being provided to retain the cylindrical body in the fistula. A voice prosthesis (26) having a passageway (24) at one end and a valve adjacent the other end (28) can be inserted and removed from the cylindrical body (32) without the need to remove the cylindrical body, thereby facilitating cleaning or replacement.