Trident Anesthesia Group 296 N Hobcaw Dr, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464Charleston Anesthesia Group Llc 2095 Henry Tecklenburg Dr, Charleston, SC 29414
Method And Device For Relieving Respiratory Distress During Patient Transport
US Patent:
5622167, Apr 22, 1997
Filed:
May 10, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/644106
Inventors:
Mark L. Pinosky - Mount Pleasant SC
International Classification:
A61M 1604
US Classification:
12820714
Abstract:
A manually operated and portable device for relieving respiratory distress caused by blockage of an endotracheal tube, and a method of using the device. A manually operated suction device is connected to a suction catheter, and the suction catheter is inserted intraluminally into the endotracheal tube. The suction device is manually actuated to remove the blockage.