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：
US14044522
公开号：
US09480807B2
申请日:
2013.10.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
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 and one or more closed cell layers in contact with the exterior surface and circumferentially surrounding one or more longitudinal portion of the endotracheal tube, wherein the closed cell layer is flexibly shaped to reversibly form a seal in a trachea of a mammalian subject.
