Jeffrey A. Bowers,Paul Duesterhoft,Daniel Hawkins,Roderick A. Hyde,Edward K.Y. Jung,Jordin T. Kare,Eric C. Leuthardt,Gary L. McKnight,Nathan P. Myhrvold,Michael A. Smith,Clarence T. Tegreene,Lowell L.
申请号:
US14044502
公开号:
US20150090269A1
申请日:
2013.10.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
Devices and methods are disclosed herein for preventing or treating ventilator associated pneumonia in a mammalian subject. The device includes an endotracheal tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface an actively-controllable anchoring cuff comprising two or more inflatable balloons configured to contact the exterior surface of the endotracheal tube and configured to contact the trachea of a mammalian subject a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure of one or more of the inflatable balloons and a controller in communication with the pressure sensor, the controller configured to actively vary pressure of the two or more of the inflatable balloons of the anchoring cuff.