Patent ID: 8464708
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A61B,A61K,A61M

Abstract:
1. A pneumostoma management system comprising: a cover and a pneumostoma management device; wherein the pneumostoma management device comprises a tube adapted to be inserted in a pneumostoma, said tube connected to an external section in order to secure the pneumostoma management device to a chest of a patient; wherein the cover includes a plurality of patient selectable covers, wherein each of the said patient selectable covers is different in appearance; wherein the cover is configured to detachably attach to and conform to the pneumostoma management device such that said cover presents an outward surface which substantially obscures the external section of the pneumostoma management device from view of a non-patient; wherein the outward surface of the cover is designed to have a preferred visual appearance for the patient compared to the external section of the pneumostoma management device.