US Patent 7328702 Tracheostomy device

Patent 7328702 was granted and assigned to Smiths Group PLC on February, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Smiths Group PLC

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

73287020

Patent Inventor Names

Thomas Gostelow0

Date of Patent

February 12, 2008

Patent Application Number

105496170

Date Filed

April 21, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Steven O. Douglas

Patent abstract

A tracheostomy device has a short tube terminating adjacent the internal end of an opening into the trachea. A flange secures the external end of the tube and a retainer secures the internal end of the tube against the surface of the trachea. The device also includes a seal, which engages the surface of the trachea above the opening, and a suction passage extending externally by which secretions can be removed.