Patent ID: 9579477
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An endotracheal tube apparatus including an outer cannula having first and second ends, a fenestration along the length of the outer cannula between the first and second ends, an inflatable cuff formed on the outer cannula between the fenestration and the second end, a first conduit extending from the cuff for introducing an inflating fluid into the cuff when it is desired to inflate the cuff and removing inflating fluid from the cuff when it is desired to deflate the cuff and an inner cannula sized selectively to be inserted into, and removed from, the outer cannula, the inner cannula including a first and second lumen, the second lumen configured to evacuate a region of a trachea of a wearer adjacent the cuff, the second lumen including an opening which lies adjacent the closest point in the fenestration to the cuff when the inner cannula is selectively inserted into a use orientation in the outer cannula.