Patent ID: 8205913

Claim:
A respiratory triple swivel manifold, comprising: a base port, wherein the base port includes an inner sleeve which is rotatable relative to the base port; a central body coupled to the base port having two arms, each arm having a lateral port, and each lateral port having an inner sleeve which is rotatable relative to the lateral port; and a proximal port coupled to the central body, wherein the base port, the central body, each lateral port and the proximal port cooperate to provide a passageway, wherein at least one arm and its lateral port is positioned at an angle in a range of greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees relative to the central body, and wherein the base port includes a triangular ramp to direct an object moved through at least one port into the passageway and through the base port to an endotracheal tube coupled thereto, without folding, twisting or bunching of any portion of the object within the manifold.