Patent ID: 7273050
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An endotracheal device comprising an endotracheal unit comprising: a first tube having a proximate end, a distal end, an anterior surface, and a posterior surface, a first tube wall enclosing a first lumen having a cross-sectional area and having an exterior surface an interior surface (interior diameter<8 mm); a second tube having proximate end, a distal end, and a second tube wall enclosing a second lumen having a cross-sectional area and an interior diameter of 1.6 mm to 2.3 mm, the second tube wall extending from the first tube wall, the cross-sectional area of the second lumen being smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first lumen, the distal end of the second tube extending beyond the distal end of the first tube; a jet ventilator, which is connected to the second tube of the endotracheal unit with settings equivalent to a normal respiration rates; and a jet ventilation tube having an interior diameter ranging from 1.6 mm to 2.3 mm.