ARTICULATED SHUTTER FOR TRACHEOTOMY TUBE

摘要

P Plastic obturator 10 used for the introduction of tracheostomy tubes, in particular those comprising a cannula with non-constant radius, constituted by a flexible monobloc plastic element having a flexible body 13 comprising a substantially flat strip 19 and a multiplicity of segments 14 practically perpendicular to the strip. This band forms a multiplicity of joints 15 which alternates with the multiplicity of segments 14. The body has a distal end 11 and a proximal end 12. A gripping means 17 is formed at the proximal end of the body and a point 16 is provided at the distal end of the body and has the conical shape of a rifle bullet. /P