Tracheostomy Appliances and Methods for the Treatment of Sleep Apnea Syndromes

摘要

Small tracheostomy appliances for use in treating Sleep Apnea Syndrome. The appliances are inserted in a tracheotomy incision, low on a patient's neck to equalize intra-tracheal pressure with ambient pressure under certain conditions to prevent undesirable increases in blood CO₂ that could otherwise cause arousals from sleep.