Patent ID: 6814075
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A respiratory assistance device comprising:a tube which forms a main channel, said tube for connecting a distal end of the tube to a respiratory airway of a patient such that said main channel connects the respiratory system of said patient to the outside; at least one auxiliary channel, for connecting to a source of breathable gas to blow a ventilating stream of said breathable gas into said respiratory system, that emerges in said main channel by at least one distal orifice arranged in front of a distal end of the main channel; deflecting means, provided facing said distal orifice of said auxiliary channel, for deflecting said ventilating breathable gas stream toward the axis of said main channel; and communication means, between said deflecting means and said distal end of the main channel, for opening and closing a passageway and, when said passageway is open, said communication means form a passage connecting said main channel to the external environment.