Patent ID: 8127766

Claim:
A tracheostomy tube comprising: an inserting portion comprising an air way tube having an inserting end and a connecting end; an inflatable cuff being mounted around the air way tube near the inserting end; and an inflating tube connected to and communicating with the cuff; and a connecting portion being connected to the connecting end of the air way tube of the inserting portion and comprising a resilient connector having a connecting end connected to the connecting end of the air way tube; and a connecting ring being resilient and formed at and protruding radially from the connecting end of the resilient connector; and a connecting sleeve mounted around the resilient connector and having a tubular body mounted around the resilient connector and having a pressing end corresponding to the connecting end of the resilient connector; a pressing flange being annular and formed on the pressing end of the tubular body; and at least one slit being defined longitudinally in the tubular body and extending through the pressing flange.