The invention relates to a speech valve for laryngectomy or tracheotomy patients, comprising a cover element, a housing part and a filter, the cover element comprising a piston-shaped closure element and said closure element being connected to the cover element to form one piece therewith. The cover element comprises an elastic material and by deforming at least part of the cover element the closure element closes the speech valve distally of the filter.

A device (20), for use with a human or animal body, comprises a device body (22) including an opening (26). The device body (22) is directly attachable over a stoma of a human or animal body to align the opening (26) and stoma. The device (20) further comprises a light emitting element (40).

A tracheostomy tube apparatus and method includes an outer tube with a first end and a second end and an inside and an outside. Dual inflatable balloons are connected in spiral relation with the outside of the second end of the outer tube. An outer suction tube with more than one outer suction port is connected with the outer tube such that the more than one outer suction port captures secretions from the outside of the outer tube. An inner tube, conformed to fit within the outer tube, is provided. The inner tube has a first end and a second end and an inner suction tube with more than one inner suction port is connected with the inner tube such that the more than one inner suction port captures secretions from the inside of the inner tube.

A tracheostoma valve for attachment to a tracheostoma valve plaster may include a tubular base portion with a proximal opening through which inhaled and exhaled air enters and exits, respectively. A distal lid portion may be arranged distally of the tubular base portion. The distal lid portion may have a distal opening through which inhaled and exhaled air enters and exits, respectively. The tracheostoma valve may have a valve flap member for closing the distal opening via interaction between a front side of the valve flap member and an edge of the distal opening. A valve retaining arm may be included for interaction with the valve flap member to prevent the valve flap member from interacting with the distal opening.

A heat and moisture exchanger, comprises a rigid monolithic body (101). The rigid monolithic body (101) comprises a circumferential wall (102); and a structure of interconnected elements (106) surrounded by the circumferential wall (102). The structure (106) is open to fluid communication through the structure (106) between a first side (114) of the structure and a second side (115) of the structure (106) opposite the first side (114) of the structure (106). The circumferential wall (102) extends from the first side (114) to the second side (115) of the structure (106). The heat and moisture exchanger (100) is open on both of the first side (114) and the second side (115) of the structure (106), to allow fluid communication between the structure (106) and an exterior of the heat and moisture exchanger (100) on both sides (114, 115).

An apparatus, system, and method for managing respiratory secretions and fluids in sections of artificial airways. A secretion removal assembly configured to connect to a respiratory secretion retention device, the respiratory secretion retention device adapted to fluidly connect to an artificial airway, the secretion removal assembly including a connector adapted to connect to a port of the respiratory secretion retention device; and a bag in fluid communication with the connector can be provided. In another aspect of this embodiment, the bag is adapted to collect the secretions that emit from the port of the respiratory secretion retention device. In yet another aspect of this embodiment, the secretion removal assembly further can include a tube having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end in fluid communication with the connector and the second end in fluid communication with the bag.

There is provided a neck patch to be adhered on a tracheostoma, which is very light and has a good respiratory activity and an excellent sealing behavior when adhered on top of a tracheostoma in the neck of a patient. The neck patch is made of a thin, planar, flexible foil having a thickness of between 5 and 30 m, which is adhesive on its proximal side only and has a centrically arranged hole on its distal side, and around which a hard, round plastic connector disk having a central recess is arranged, the neck patch further comprising a supporting frame that surrounds the outer edge of the film and is approximately five to ten times thicker than the film so that the neck patch can be positioned without being rolled together.

The invention relates to a tracheostoma protection device for covering a tracheostoma, comprising an open-cell foam cloth, an adhesive strip and an air-impermeable region arranged distally on the foam cloth and associated with the tracheostoma, the tracheostoma being concealable by means of the air-impermeable region. During use of the tracheostoma protection, the foam cloth can by moved at least to some degree outwardly from a contact surface about the tracheostoma.

A speaking valve which is applied to a respiration opening of a tracheostomy tube comprises: a main body portion which has a passage portion communicating with the respiration opening; a balloon which makes a motion between an opened state for opening the passage portion of the main body portion and a closed state for closing the passage portion; a syringe which is provided away from the main body portion and accepts a pushing operation to a plunger by a patient; and a coupling tube which couples the syringe and the balloon with each other and makes the balloon in a shrink state transform to a bloat state by the operation to the syringe, so that the motion from the opened state to the closed state is made.

A split passageway resuscitation training device is described. Embodiments of the split passageway resuscitation training device can be implemented with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mask, a CPR valve (with or without a mask), or a CPR resuscitation bag. The split passageway resuscitation training device can allow a simulated rescuer and a simulated victim to use a CPR mask. For instance, the split passageway resuscitation training device can allow the training rescuer to practice exhaling into the mask without the live victim having to inhale the rescuer's breaths. The split passageway resuscitation training device also allows the victim to breathe through a different passageway of the device while wearing the mask.