A cuff pressure controller for tracheal tubes and laryngeal mask airways

A simple device (U.K. Patent application no. 9907876.8) for fine adjustment of the cuff pressure of tracheal tubes and the laryngeal mask airway is described. In vitro tests confirm its efficiency. It is also a simple tool for training anaesthetic assistants in the operating theatre and nurses in th...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 1999-10, Vol.54 (10), p.981-986
Main Author: Abdelatti, M. O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Anesthesia: equipment, devices
Biological and medical sciences
Equipment Design
Equipment
cuffs, tracheal, tubes, tracheal, laryngeal mask airways
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation
Laryngeal Masks
Medical sciences
Monitoring, Intraoperative - instrumentation
Monitoring
cuff pressure
Pressure
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Summary:A simple device (U.K. Patent application no. 9907876.8) for fine adjustment of the cuff pressure of tracheal tubes and the laryngeal mask airway is described. In vitro tests confirm its efficiency. It is also a simple tool for training anaesthetic assistants in the operating theatre and nurses in the intensive care unit.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.01062.x