Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same
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May 31, 2011
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Jun 19, 2008
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Sep 29, 2006
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Sep 29, 2006
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An inflatable balloon cuff associated with a tracheal tube may be adapted to filter microbial secretions and reduce their passage into the lungs. A cuff as provided may include a cross-linked polymeric structure that may serve to exclude certain secretions on the basis of size. The polymeric structure may be incorporated onto all or part of the surface of the inflatable balloon cuff.
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