CHAN, SAM, C.,GRIFFITH, NATHAN, C.,KENOWSKI, MICHAEL, A.,SCHUMACHER, JAMES, F.
申请号：
EP10780133
公开号：
EP2435124A4
申请日:
2010.05.18
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
There is provided an improved tracheostomy tube having a proximal section over-molded by a distal section, where the sections have a differential in the degree of radio-opacity. The radio-opaque material allows a medical professional to determine the location of the tube in the trachea non-invasively, using an x-ray or similar device. In addition, aligning the top (proximal end) of the balloon with the transition between the distal and proximal sections of the tube allows a medical professional to know the exact location of the balloon. The length of the proximal section may be set so that the balloon is place in a pre-determined position so that the transition point between the distal and proximal sections may be used as a position indicator.
