Abstract: A laryngeal and tracheal stent which can be used to reconstruct the larynx or trachea consists of an elongated cylindrical stenting cuff with an independently inflatable retention cuff at the top and a second independent inflatable retention cuff at the bottom. The stent also has individual cuff pilot tubes for separately inflating or aspirating the stenting, top and bottom cuffs, and guide means for moving the stent into place.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 3, 1984
Date of Patent:
May 6, 1986
Assignee:
Universal Prosthetics, Inc.
Inventors:
George A. Sisson, Robert E. Berktold, Henry W. Lynch