| SMITHS GROUP PLC Patent applications |
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| 20160082219 | GAS-TREATMENT DEVICES - An HME has exchange elements ( | 03-24-2016 |
| 20150209537 | MEDICO-SURGICAL TUBE ASSEMBLIES - A tracheostomy tube assembly has a flange arrangement ( | 07-30-2015 |
| 20130144159 | MEDICAL-SURGICAL DEVICES - An embryo replacement catheter has a flexible extruded shaft of a transparent polyurethane with a bore extending along its length. Gas bubbles of a diameter in the range 5.mu. to 10.mu. are incorporated into the thickness of the wall of the shaft by adding gas during extrusion. The bubbles are selected to increase the visibility of the catheter under ultrasound imaging whilst still enabling material flowing along the catheter to be seen. The inventive catheter is not confined to embryo replacement catheters. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130085384 | MEDICAL-SURGICAL DEVICES - An embryo replacement catheter has a flexible extruded shaft of a transparent polyurethane with a bore extending along its length. Gas bubbles of a diameter in the range 5.mu. to 10.mu. are incorporated into the thickness of the wall of the shaft by adding gas during extrusion. The bubbles are selected to increase the visibility of the catheter under ultrasound imaging whilst still enabling material flowing along the catheter to be seen. The inventive catheter is not confined to embryo replacement catheters. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130042872 | CUFFED MEDICAL TUBES - A cuffed silicone tracheostomy tube has two tapered recesses on its outer surface in which opposite ends of a resilient cuff are bonded using an adhesive or solvent. Two shallow ribs extend around the tube on the inner edge of each recess, projecting outwardly to prevent the adhesive or solvent spreading onto the inflatable portion of the cuff. The cuff has several shallow ribs extending around the cuff and spaced along its inflatable portion to promote even inflation. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20120180796 | Tracheostomy Tubes - A fenestrated tracheostomy tube has two rows of openings extending along the outside of the curve of the tube where they will be located in the trachea. The shaft of the tube is made of a soft material, such as silicone, and is reinforced along the fenestrated region by a frame of a stiffer material. The frame has a longitudinal spine extending between the two rows and has several ribs extending from the spine circumferentially on opposite sides of the openings. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20110172488 | Medico-surgical devices - An embryo replacement catheter has a flexible extruded shaft of a transparent polyurethane with a bore extending along its length. Gas bubbles of a diameter in the range 5μ to 10μ are incorporated into the thickness of the wall of the shaft by adding gas during extrusion. The bubbles are selected to increase the visibility of the catheter under ultrasound imaging whilst still enabling material flowing along the catheter to be seen. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20100244432 | TUBES AND THEIR MANUFACTURE - An end fitting ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100065063 | Detectors - A respiratory valve assembly ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20090288665 | CUFFED MEDICAL TUBES - A cuffed silicone tracheostomy tube has two tapered recesses ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090250841 | Tracheal tubes and a method of making the same - A tracheal tube is made by the attachment proximate to its patient end an inverted cuff, so that the flash lines that result from the molding of the cuff is hidden from view, and any loose material from the flash lines of the cuff is trapped within the cuff, instead of falling into the patient. The smooth surface of the inverted cuff also prevents potential secretion buildup on the cuff and facilitates the cleaning of the tracheal tube. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090241963 | FLUID-FLOW CONNECTORS AND ARRAGEMENTS - A suction arrangement includes a suction source ( | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090205652 | Medico-surgical apparatus - An HME has a generally T-shape housing ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090071482 | Resuscitators - A manual squeeze bag resuscitator has an outlet ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20080282495 | Vacuum Cleaner Apparatus - An upright vacuum cleaner has a hose assembly ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080210238 | Manual resuscitators - A manual squeeze bag resuscitator has a strap assembly extending around its central portion. The length of the strap assembly is adjustable so that it can limit the diameter of the bag and hence limit its effective volume, such as for use with smaller patients. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080210235 | Intubation detector - An intubation detector for an endotracheal tube has a resilient bellows and a carbon dioxide, color-change indicator mounted at the machine end of the tube. Compressing and releasing the bellows indicates whether or not the patient end of the tube is occluded. When the patient end of the tube is not occluded, gas is drawn into the indicator by the bellows to provide an indication of carbon dioxide level. The detector may be mounted at the machine end of a stiff introducer tube extended along the endotracheal tube. Alternatively, the detector may be mounted by a stem directly into the bore at the machine end of the endotracheal tube. | 09-04-2008 |
