Patent ID: 6666208
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A set for using a shunt valve in a connectinig channel produced surgically between the trachea and esophagus of a patient with a laryngectony, the set comprising:at least two flexible retaining straps that are rolled together and can be aligned in the connecting channel after use and laid against an esophageal wall; a holder with a coupling piece; and a hold and release element, which holds the at least two retaining straps in the rolled together position and releases the retaining straps when activated; wherein the hold and release element is a guide rod that can move within the coupling piece and penetrates the coupling piece with a proximal spherical end, which runs through holes in the rolled-together retaining straps and keeps the retaining straps from unfolding until the is withdraw from the other.