Inventors:
Nina Janatpour - Walnut Creek CA, US
International Classification:
A61M 16/00
Abstract:
Devices, systems, kits and methods are provided whereby a patient having a tracheostomy may use a respiratory therapy exercise device. A tracheostomy tube connector having features of the invention (termed a “Janatpour connector”) connects a tracheostomy tube with a respiratory therapy exercise device allowing use of the respiratory therapy exercise device via a tracheostomy tube. Janatpour connectors having features of the invention include a bore allowing airflow between the tracheostomy tube and a respiratory therapy exercise device connected to each other by the Janatpour connector, and include a control port operably connected to the bore. The control port may be occluded, e.g., by a patient's finger, to provide a single airway path so that patient respiration impels airflow within the respiratory therapy exercise device. When the control port is open, air may flow out of or into the Janatpour connector via the control port as well as through the bore.