Abstract: A securement system secures an endotracheal tube or other medical article in position upon a patient and arrests movement of the endotracheal tube. The securement system includes a retainer having a posterior facing surface, and a channel to secure the endotracheal tube. The securement system can include a member configured for placement in the patient's oral cavity and in fluid communication with an anterior side of the retainer, and a mouth securement member configured to substantially prevent movement of the retainer. Advantageously, the securement system can maintain an endotracheal tube in position upon a patient and allow a liquid to be infused into the patient's oral cavity.

Abstract: An endotracheal device may include an elongated body member having a first end and a second end, first and second lumen defined by the body member, and a funnel member proximal the second end. The first lumen may extend from a first opening in the first end to a first opening in the second end The second lumen may extend from a second opening in the first end to at least one point in a wall of the body member proximal the second end. The tunneling member may be configured to direct fluid toward at least one of the points in the wall.

Abstract: Antimicrobial compositions may provide varying release kinetics for the active ions in the compositions due to the different water solubilities of the ions, allowing antimicrobial release profiles to be tailored for a given application and providing for sustained antimicrobial activity over time. According to some embodiments, the antimicrobial compositions may comprise polymer compositions containing colloids including salts of one or more oligodynamic metals, such as gallium. The antimicrobial compositions may be produced, for example, by mixing a solution of the salts of one or more oligodynamic metals with a polymer solution or dispersion and precipitating a colloid of the metal salts by addition of other salts to the solution which react with the metal salts. The compositions can be incorporated into articles or can be employed as a coating on articles such as medical devices including, for example, catheters, implants, and endotracheal tubes. The coatings may be on all or part of a surface.