Abstract: A device and a method for the percutaneous placement of a tracheostomy tube composed of a handle, an inflatable balloon having a reversed truncated cone shape, a tube to inflate the balloon and another to contain a wire guide, a plastic structure in the middle between the balloon and the handle made of laminar elements to strengthen the apparatus movements of the handle transmitted to the tube and the balloon. Following placement of the tracheal tube, the balloon is deflated and the apparatus or device withdrawn.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dilatation system for a medical device, in particular where the insertion of a tubular structure (e.g. cannula, catheter or drainage tube) is required. The dilatation system is ideally used for tracheostomy procedures, such as Percutaneous Dilating Tracheostomy (PDT). This minimally invasive surgical device enables to open a gap between the first tracheal rings and to introduce a tracheostomy tube in the trachea of a patient. The present invention also relates to a method inserting a tubular structure into a patient for example a tracheostomy tube in the trachea of a patient.

Abstract: A device and a method for the percutaneous placement of a tracheostomy tube composed of a handle, an inflatable balloon having a reversed truncated cone shape, a tube to inflate the balloon and another to contain a wire guide, a plastic structure in the middle between the balloon and the handle made of laminar elements to strengthen the apparatus movements of the handle transmitted to the tube and the balloon. Following placement of the tracheal tube, the balloon is deflated and the apparatus or device withdrawn.