Patent ID: 8557054
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A cleaning apparatus to be used with an endotracheal tube having a lumen, said cleaning apparatus comprising: an elongate tubular member structured to be disposed within the lumen of the endotracheal tube, said elongate tubular member comprising a distal end, a proximal end, a length defined therebetween, and a recessed portion for at least a part of said length, a cleaning assembly structured to be expandable and disposed in overlying relation to at least a part of said recessed portion, said cleaning assembly comprising an outer periphery, and an attachment end disposed in opposite relation to said distal end, said cleaning assembly connected to said elongate tubular member at said attachment end, said cleaning assembly further structured to exert a cleaning force on the endotracheal tube when said cleaning assembly is expanded.