IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0612397
(2012-09-12)
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등록번호 |
US-8636010
(2014-01-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Nelson, Donald S.
- Mehta, Dhairya
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
224 |
초록
An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. Configurations of these cuffs that include tapered regions with certain characteristics, such as cuff wall diameter and thickness, may provide improved sealing of the trachea.
대표청구항
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1. An inflatable balloon cuff comprising: a proximal opening and a distal opening in a wall of the balloon cuff; anda tapered section along at least 50% of the length along an axis of the inflated balloon cuff, wherein at least a portion of the tapered section is configured to form a seal against a
1. An inflatable balloon cuff comprising: a proximal opening and a distal opening in a wall of the balloon cuff; anda tapered section along at least 50% of the length along an axis of the inflated balloon cuff, wherein at least a portion of the tapered section is configured to form a seal against a tracheal wall of a patient, wherein the tapered section comprises a balloon wall with continuously varying thickness along the tapered section, and wherein the tapered section comprises: a sealing portion, wherein the sealing portion is adapted to form a wrinkle-free band at least 1 millimeter in length against a patient's tracheal wall when inflated;a wrinkled portion, wherein a largest diameter of the wrinkled portion is larger than a tracheal diameter such that the wrinkled portion forms a wrinkled band against a patient's tracheal wall when inflated and wherein the wrinkled band is longer than the wrinkle-free band; andwherein the wrinkle-free band has a first balloon wall thickness greater than a second balloon wall thickness in the wrinkled portion. 2. The balloon cuff of claim 1, wherein the tapered section comprises a substantially constant taper rate along the length of the tapered section. 3. The balloon cuff of claim 1, wherein a taper angle of the tapered section is between 9 and 20 degrees. 4. The balloon cuff of claim 3, wherein the taper angle is at least 11 degrees. 5. The balloon cuff of claim 1, wherein the balloon cuff comprises polyethylene teraphthalate (PETP), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), silicone, neoprene, polyisoprene, polypropylene, or polyurethane (PU). 6. The balloon cuff of claim 1, comprising a tracheal tube coupled to the balloon cuff, wherein the tracheal tube passes through the proximal and distal openings in the wall of the balloon cuff. 7. The balloon cuff of claim 6, wherein the tapered section tapers towards a distal end of the tracheal tube or a proximal end of the tracheal tube. 8. The balloon cuff of claim 6, wherein the tracheal tube is operatively connected to a ventilator. 9. An inflatable balloon cuff comprising: a proximal opening and a distal opening in a wall of the balloon cuff anda tapered section along an axis of the inflated balloon cuff comprising a widest diameter closer to the proximal opening than the distal opening, wherein at least a portion of the tapered section is configured to form a seal against a tracheal wall of a patient and wherein the tapered section comprises a balloon wall with continuously varying thickness along the tapered section and wherein the tapered section comprises: a sealing portion, wherein the sealing portion is adapted to form a wrinkle-free band at least 1 millimeter in length against a patient's tracheal wall when inflated;a wrinkled portion, wherein a largest diameter of the wrinkled portion is larger than a tracheal diameter such that the wrinkled portion forms a wrinkled band against a patient's tracheal wall when inflated and wherein the wrinkled band is longer than the wrinkle-free band; andwherein the widest diameter of the inflatable balloon cuff, when inflated outside the patient, is located within the wrinkled portion when the inflatable balloon cuff is inside the patient and comprises a smallest balloon wall thickness of the inflatable balloon cuff such that at least part of the wrinkled band is thinner than the wrinkle-free band. 10. The balloon cuff of claim 9, wherein the tapered section comprises a substantially constant taper rate along the length of the tapered section. 11. The balloon cuff of claim 9, wherein a taper angle of the tapered section is between 9 and 20 degrees. 12. The balloon cuff of claim 11, wherein the taper angle is at least 11 degrees. 13. The balloon cuff of claim 9, wherein the balloon cuff comprises polyethylene teraphthalate (PETP), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), silicone, neoprene, polyisoprene, polypropylene, or polyurethane (PU). 14. The balloon cuff of claim 9, comprising a tracheal tube coupled to the balloon cuff, wherein the tracheal tube passes through the proximal and distal openings in the wall of the balloon cuff. 15. The balloon cuff of claim 14, wherein the tapered section tapers towards a distal end of the tracheal tube or a proximal end of the tracheal tube. 16. The balloon cuff of claim 14, wherein the tracheal tube is operatively connected to a ventilator. 17. The balloon cuff of claim 9, comprising a proximal portion connecting the widest diameter to the proximal opening, wherein the proximal portion tapers from the widest diameter to a smaller diameter of the proximal opening. 18. The balloon cuff of claim 17, wherein the proximal portion comprises balloon walls that are thicker than at least a portion of the wrinkled band. 19. The balloon cuff of claim 9, wherein the tapered section comprises a minimal contact region comprising a smaller diameter than the sealing portion, wherein the balloon walls in the minimal contact region are thicker than the balloon walls in the sealing portion. 20. The balloon cuff of claim 9, wherein the balloon walls of the tapered section are between 1.75 inches and 0.15 inches when the balloon cuff is fully inflated.
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