Tracheostomy tubes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8783254
APP PUB NO 20090050157A1
SERIAL NO

11886586

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A tracheostomy tube has an inner skeletal frame (40) of a relatively stiff plastics material having a longitudinal spine (45) and several annular ribs (42) extending around the frame. A thin, flexible plastics sheath (41) is bonded to the outside of the frame (40). The construction enables a maximum internal diameter with a minimum external diameter.

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  • SMITHS GROUP PLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bateman, Timothy Dymchurch, GB 27 282
Field, Stephen James Canterbury, GB 45 670

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