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EP 0793520 A2 19970910 - AIRWAY MONITORING ADAPTER AND USE THEREOF

Title (en)

AIRWAY MONITORING ADAPTER AND USE THEREOF

Title (de)

LUFTÖHRENÜBERWACHUNGSADAPTER UND DESSEN GEBRAUCH

Title (fr)

CATHETER D'ASPIRATION COMPRENANT UN ADAPTATEUR DE SURVEILLANCE DE VOIES AERIENNES

Publication

EP 0793520 A2 19970910 (EN)

Application

EP 94928135 A 19940914

Priority

  • US 9410433 W 19940914
  • US 12156793 A 19930916

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9508356A2] An airway monitoring adapter that includes a conduit for receiving a first catheter, a conduit having exterior threads located on an outer wall thereof, and communicating with the interior of the adapter, guide means within the interior of the adapter for directing a second catheter towards the center of the adapter, and a collar having interior threads that mate with the exterior threads on the conduit, and for housing a compression slug, so that tightening of the threaded collar is capable of sealing and anchoring the second catheter therein is provided. In addition, a process for monitoring distally of tracheal tube in a patient is provided. The monitoring adapter can be connected to a suction catheter.

IPC 1-7

A62B 9/04; A62B 9/06; A61M 16/00; A61M 16/08

IPC 8 full level

A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61M 16/042 (2014.02); A61M 16/0463 (2013.01); A61M 16/0486 (2014.02); A61M 16/0833 (2014.02); A61M 16/0445 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK ES FR GB IE IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9508356 A2 19950330; WO 9508356 A3 19950420; AU 7728894 A 19950410; EP 0793520 A2 19970910; EP 0793520 A4 19970910; JP H09502894 A 19970325; ZA 946814 B 19961105

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9410433 W 19940914; AU 7728894 A 19940914; EP 94928135 A 19940914; JP 50984095 A 19940914; ZA 946814 A 19940905