Patent ID: 8550078

Claim:
An assembly structured to inflate and to monitor pressure within a retaining cuff associated with an artificial airway tube, said assembly comprising: a casing including a pressure chamber disposed therein, a pump assembly movably connected to said casing and structured to force fluid flow to the retaining cuff through said pressure chamber, an indicator assembly disposed in fluid communication with said pressure chamber and including an indicator member, said indicator member variably positionable on said casing dependent on and indicative of existing pressure within said pressure chamber, said pressure chamber disposed in fluid communication with the retaining cuff, wherein said existing pressure within said pressure chamber is substantially equivalent to pressure within the retaining cuff, a pressure relief assembly mounted on said casing in fluid communication with said pressure chamber, said pressure relief assembly structured to selectively regulate existing pressure within said pressure chamber and the retaining cuff, wherein said pressure relief assembly comprises a relief valve operatively accessible from an exterior of said casing and disposed in regulating relation to fluid flow from said pressure chamber to the exterior of said casing, and a restricting assembly movably mounted on said casing and disposable in access restricting relation to said relief valve.