A respiratory mask includes a mask body having a face-engaging portion, and at least one retaining member connected to the mask body and including at least one engaging member for receiving and tethering a liner to the respiratory mask to generally overlie the face-engaging portion. The retaining member may include a flexible elongated body having a central portion and opposing ends, and a bottom surface arranged to be attached to the respiratory mask. The liner may include a liner body constructed from an absorbent material and having an outer edge, an inner edge, and an opening bounded by the inner edge, wherein an extending portion of the liner body is defined which extends outwardly beyond the face-engaging portion and includes at least one aperture for engaging the retaining member. A kit for use with a respiratory mask includes at least one liner and at least one retaining member.

To solve the problem of providing a tracheostoma plaster that has a good sealing effect in the area of skin directly bordering a tracheostoma, a tracheostoma plaster (10) is proposed, having a proximal and a distal side (12, 14), having an adhesive strip (16) arranged on the distal side, having a receptacle (36) for a tracheostoma aid and having an annular bead (20), which is arranged on the proximal side of the plaster on a portion of the same, wherein the receptacle is surrounded by the annular bead.

Techniques for emergency apneic oxygenation include a cannula having a longitudinal inner passage with an inner diameter. A distal portion has a first outer diameter greater than the inner diameter, and is made of shape memory material shaped to bend in a first direction along the inner passage. A cannula base has a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter. A distance from a distal end of the cannula to a proximal end of the distal portion of the cannula is less than a distance from a surface of a throat of a subject to a distal surface of an airway of the subject. The inner passage is configured to pass a catheter connected at a proximal end to an oxygen source. In various embodiments, the cannula is used with a trocar and, optionally, a system base, or supplied in a kit with a catheter.

A tracheostoma device for cooperation with a tracheostoma device holder superimposed on a tracheostoma of a person is provided. The tracheostoma device comprises a tubular body and a container. Said tubular being at the proximal end of the tracheostoma device, comprising at least one inlet upon exhalation through the tracheostoma device, and being adapted for cooperation with the tracheostoma device holder. The container being at the distal end of the tracheostoma device, comprising at least one outlet upon exhalation through the tracheostoma device, and being adapted for housing a heat and moisture exchanging foam. The tubular body and the container may have a hardness of less than and including 100 Shore A.

A removable fiberoptic adapter is secured onto a respiratory-device, such as a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) or a ventilating airway mask, to allow for endoscopes to be inserted through the LMA while maintaining a connection to an oxygen source to sustain the patient as the patient breathes. The removable fiberoptic adapter includes an airway tube, an oxygen port, a carbon dioxide outlet, an implement port, and an adapter plug. The oxygen port and the carbon dioxide outlet allow for the introduction of air or oxygen and the removal of carbon dioxide for respiration of the patient. The oxygen port and the carbon dioxide outlet are laterally connected to the airway tube. The implement port allows for the insertion of endoscopes or other medical implements through the respiratory-device. The adapter plug engages the implement inlet in order to restrict fluid flow through the implement inlet.

A universal respiratory detector for detecting a respiratory gas. The universal respiratory detector may include a plurality of layers with a visual indicator to quickly and reversibly change color to detect a respiratory gas parameter such as carbon dioxide. The color change may be visible from both sides of the detector. In some examples, the respiratory detector may be a biocompatible and conformable sticker for mounting on a person's face or an oxygen delivery device.

An example tracheal tube cover is described. The tracheal tube cover includes a tube section including an inner passage. The tube section is configured to detachably secure to an end of a tracheal tube. The tracheal tube cover includes a cap section positioned over and surrounding a portion of the tube section. The cap section includes an inner cavity. The tracheal tube cover includes one or more connectors coupling the cap section to the tube section. The inner passage of the tube section is in fluid communication with the inner cavity of the cap section.

A tracheostoma device holder for holding a tracheostoma aid device superimposed on a tracheostoma of a person is provided. The tracheostoma device holder may comprise a skirt for attachment over a tracheostoma via a skin adhesive proximal side thereof, wherein the skirt is provided with a through hole. The tracheostoma device holder may comprise a tubular tracheostoma device fitting arranged circumferentially of the through hole. The tubular tracheostoma device fitting may comprise a sleeve extending distally from a distal side of the skirt, and an annular lip. The lip may extend proximally and centrally from the sleeve.

The invention relates to a speaking valve for laryngectomized and tracheotomized persons that is easy and economical to produce. According to the invention, the speaking valve comprises a proximal first opening and a distal second opening, a filter, which is at least partially surrounded by the housing, which filter is made of an elastic material, and has a proximal first end and a distal second end, wherein the filter partially protrudes beyond an end face of the housing at the distal second opening, and wherein a cover is connected by means of at least one partial region of the bottom surface thereof to a top side of the filter at the distal second end of the filter. A diameter d.sub.1 of the cover is greater than a diameter d.sub.2 of the filter, such that an edge projecting beyond a lateral filter wall of the filter is formed, wherein by application of pressure to the cover from an initial position, a bottom surface of the edge at least partially interacts with the end face of the housing in order to produce a closed position of the speaking valve, and wherein the cover together with the filter returns to the initial position when unloaded.

A respiratory mask includes a mask body having a face-engaging portion, and at least one retaining member connected to the mask body and including at least one engaging member for receiving and tethering a liner to the respiratory mask to generally overlie the face-engaging portion. The retaining member may include a flexible elongated body having a central portion and opposing ends, and a bottom surface arranged to be attached to the respiratory mask. The liner may include a liner body constructed from an absorbent material and having an outer edge, an inner edge, and an opening bounded by the inner edge, wherein an extending portion of the liner body is defined which extends outwardly beyond the face-engaging portion and includes at least one aperture for engaging the retaining member. A kit for use with a respiratory mask includes at least one liner and at least one retaining member.