RESPIRATORY ACCESS PORT ASSEMBLY WITH PUSH BUTTON LOCK AND METHOD OF USE

A respiratory access assem-bly includes a distal plate having one port and cuff and an axially aligned proximal plate including a first port and first cuff and a second port and second cuff. The distal plate is configured to move relative to the proximal plate. The respiratory access as-sembly includes an actuator, which has a plurality of predetermined positions. When the actuator is positioned in a movement -enabling position, it permits movement of the plates while simultaneously blocking the first port of the proximal plate. When the ac-tuator is positioned in a first locked (open) position, it locks the plates together and aligns the port of the distal plate with the first port of the proximal plate and un-blocks the first port of the proximal plate so that an object, such as a suction catheter, may be positioned through the aligned ports. When the actuator is positioned in a second locked (open) position, it locks the plates together and aligns the port of the distal plate with the second port of the proximal plate and un-blocks the first port of the proximal plate so that an object may be positioned through the aligned ports. When the actuator is positioned in the third locked (closed) position, it locks the plates together such that the port of the distal plate is positioned between the first port and the second port or the proximal plate and all ports are out of align-ment with each other, such that all ports are blocked by a portion of one plate so that no object is moveable through any of the ports. L'invention concerne un ensemble d'orifices d'accès respiratoire comprenant une plaque distale dotée d'un orifice et d'un manchon, et une plaque proximale alignée axialement comprenant un premier orifice, un premier manchon, un second orifice et un second manchon. La plaque distale est conçue pour se déplacer par rapport à la plaque proximale. L'ensemble d'accès respiratoire comprend un actionneur qui présente une pluralité de positions prédéterminées. Lorsque l'actionneur est placé en position permettant un déplacement, il permet le déplacement des plaques tout en bloquant simultanément le premier orifice de la plaque proximale. Lorsque l'actionneur est placé selon une première position verrouillée (ouverte), il verrouille les plaques ensemble et aligne l'orifice de la plaque distale avec le premier orifice de la plaque proximale et débloque le premier orifice de la plaque proximale de sorte qu'un objet, tel qu'un cathéter d'aspiration, peut être po