ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE HAVING A RECESSED CUFF AND/OR ONE OR MORE SUCTION APERTURES ARRANGED IN A CUFF RECESS AND METHOD OF MAKING AND/OR USING THE SAME

摘要

A endotracheal tube including a main tube with a proximal end and a distal end, and an inflatable cuff arranged thereon, the inflatable cuff including a main inflation area. The endotracheal tube includes at least one of: at least one recess or indentation is arranged in the main inflation area, at least one recess or indentation extends into the main inflation area, at least one recess or indentation extends between an adhered area of the cuff and a location in the main inflation area, at least one suction aperture is arranged in the main inflation area, at least one suction aperture is arranged in a recess or indentation located in the main inflation area, at least one suction lumen is arranged in a recess or indentation extending into the main inflation area, and at least one suction lumen extends into a recess or indentation located in the main inflation area.