ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE WITH LIQUID FILLABLE CUFF

Endotracheal and tracheotomy tubes having liquid-fillable sealing cuffs formed of material permeable to air and substantially non-permeable to the liquid at sealing pressure. Preferably the cuff material is a hydrophobic cellular plastic, preferably of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The cuff may...

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Zusammenfassung:Endotracheal and tracheotomy tubes having liquid-fillable sealing cuffs formed of material permeable to air and substantially non-permeable to the liquid at sealing pressure. Preferably the cuff material is a hydrophobic cellular plastic, preferably of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The cuff may be inflated directly by a pre-packaged, pre-filled syringe or by a collapsible bag filled with the liquid.