Patent ID: 8602030

Claim:
A tracheal tube, comprising: a tubular body comprising an open distal end and a tube wall; the tube wall having a first section and a thickened section; the thickened section comprising a first portion, a second portion and a third portion; the first and second portions thicker than the first section; the third portion thinner than the first and second portions and being disposed between the first and second portions, wherein a void is disposed in the thickened section to define the third portion; an offset ventilation lumen disposed in the tubular body and configured to facilitate airflow to and from a patient, and wherein the first section and the thickened section define at least a portion of the ventilation lumen; and a first suction lumen and a second suction lumen disposed in the thickened section of the tube wall of the tubular body, wherein both the first and second suction lumens terminate in respective first and second ports opening into the void, wherein the void is between the first and second suction lumens, and wherein secretions may be aspirated from a trachea of the patient through the first and second ports via the first and second suction lumens.