An articulating tracheoscope control device, a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) device, and an articulating tracheoscope control device and LMA device combination system, that can control precise movement of a distal end of a tracheoscope with a patient's larynx within an angular range of at least 180 degrees and can lock the distal end of the tracheoscope in any desired position within the patient's larynx such that managing the tracheoscope during a tracheostomy procedure is not required in order to monitor the tracheostomy procedure.

Nasal tracheal devices include a tube with visual indicia of insertion depth corresponding to patient height and an inflatable cuff. The tube comprises or provides a plurality of lumens that are in fluid isolation including an airpath lumen and a pressurized fluid source for inflating the cuff. The devices may also be configured to suction patient fluid from a location adjacent and/or above the cuff.

Apparatus for locating an incision on a patient, the apparatus comprising: an elongate guide element for guiding a cutting tool to a location at a distal end of the guide element; an optical emitter for emitting an optical beam, the optical emitter being attached to the guide element so that the beam is directed to the distal end of the guide element; and an incision location template slidably attached to the guide element, the incision location template comprising a first feature adapted to be optically correlated with an anatomical feature of the patient and a second feature adapted to be optically aligned with an impingement point of the beam on the patient.

An airway management device has a body (6) including an external shell moulded from a polypropylene copolymer (PP) blended with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) of styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS), the external shell extending from a proximal opening to a distal tip of the body (6), the external shell having a curved portion (35) and a linear portion (37). Methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.

A system for measuring cardiovascular data includes an elongate member having a channel, a first expandable member carried by the elongate member and movable between a collapsed state and an expanded state by adjustment initiated externally of a subject, a first sensor disposed on a surface of the elongate member, second and third sensors disposed on a surface of the first expandable, a first optical sensor located at a first location in relation to the distal end of the elongate member and configured for obtaining photoplethsmographic data, and wherein the first expandable member in its expanded state is configured to interface with the subject's larynx for delivery of at least oxygen gas into the respiratory system of the subject, and the second and third sensors are configured to contact tissue in proximity to the larynx when the first expandable member is in its expanded state.

A cuff assembly for a tracheostomy tube includes an outer bladder and an inner cuff. The inner cuff is positioned adjacent to the tracheostomy tube, and the outer bladder is positioned adjacent to the inner cuff. The outer bladder is made with a less elastic material and operates at a higher relative pressure. The inner cuff is made with a more elastic or hyper-elastic material and operates at a lower relative pressure. A secondary airflow opening is formed on a lateral wall of the tracheostomy tube between the cuff assembly and a main distal opening of the tracheostomy tube.

A dual suction tube is provided that includes a lower section, an upper section, and a transitional zone. The lower section includes at least one eyelet disposed at a distal end of the lower section. The upper section includes at least one port configured to be connected to a vacuum source. The transitional zone is between the lower section and the upper section, and has a first cross-sectional area at a proximal end of the transitional zone and a second cross-sectional area at a distal end of the transitional zone. The first cross-sectional area is greater than the second cross-sectional area.

An airway management device comprising a body having a proximal end for receiving an oxygen supply tube and an distal end for insertion into a trachea of a patient; said body including a linear portion adjacent to the proximal end and a curved portion adjacent to the distal end; said body including an external shell and having a first bore through said shell for receiving the oxygen supply tube; wherein flexural strength for said airway management device is provided by said shell.

Devices systems and methods are disclosed for removing secretions from the lumen of a functional assessment catheter for the lungs. The system comprises a flushing unit configured to deliver a clearing fluid to the lumen of the pulmonary catheter to remove debris, secretions, or moisture from the lumen or sensors.

The invention is directed to a device for the sealing occlusion and/or for the space-filling tamponade of hollow organs or other cavities in the human body, comprising a preferably fully and residually formed balloon (2) which applies a sealing pressure that is as constant as possible to the wall of the organ to be occluded or tamponaded. The device comprises an isobarically acting regulator (3) for the filling pressure within the interior of the balloon, the regulator having a volume reservoir (3) situated extracorporeally outside of the body, and a feed line (6) for communicatively connecting the extracorporeal volume reservoir of the regulator to the interior of the balloon. The connecting feed line between the balloon and the regulator has a flow-directing one-way valve (26) that prevents backflow from the balloon to the volume reservoir of the regulator, while a nonflow-directing throttle element (27) is provided which allows a slow volume compensation between the balloon and the volume reservoir.