Patent ID: 7267124
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A kit that facilitates performance of a tracheostomy in emergency situations remote from an operating room and trained personnel, the kit comprising: a guide configured for being secured adjacent a collarbone connection area of a patient during the performance of the tracheostomy, the guide including an outwardly extending flange configured for being received by the collarbone connection to facilitate placement of the guide at the desired location and an aperture extending through and located on the guide to indicate a desired incision location, the aperture being configured to include structure to limit the incision to the desired site within the aperture; a cutting instrument for making an incision at the desired incision location; and a conduit configured for placement through the aperture of the guide to a desired depth within the incision, the conduit including a stop configured to contact the substrate to limit passage of the conduit through the aperture of the guide and position the conduit at a desired depth within the incision.