An apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea and/or Snoring are provided. The
apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region …

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tracheostomy valve which will
allow the patient to talk but which requires very little pressure differential to bias into the …

A method and apparatus for weaning a ventilator dependent patient employs a transtracheal
catheter that is inserted through the patient's tracheostomy tube to continuously augment the …

An apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea and/or Snoring are provided. The
apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region …

The tracheostomy tube includes an elongate inner tube, an elongate insert, and an outer
tube. The inner tube has a side wall with an outer surface having threads and a distal end of …

A sterile cap assembly including first and second cap sections, the first cap section to be
coupled to an opening of a first element and the second cap section to be coupled to an …

(57) ABSTRACT A cleaning apparatus including an elongate tubular member utilized by
extending into an endotracheal tube. A cleaning assembly provided at a distal end of the …

Method and apparatus for a trachea tube 12 having an interiorly positioned retaining
member 14 and a flange 16 forming an exteriorly positioned retaining member. The trachea …

Related US Application Data Continuation-in-part of application No. 1 1/294,688, filed on
Dec. 5, 2005, now Pat. No. 7,669,600, which is a continuation-in-part of application No …

An apparatus and method for maintaining patency of a vessel or other body region is
provided. The apparatus includes an appliance having a non-circumferential form and being …