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The Trach Care™ Closed Tracheal Suction System: A New Medical Device to Permit Tracheal Suctioning Without Interruption of Ventilatory Assistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

C. Glen Mayhall
C. Glen Mayhall*
Affiliation:
Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, and Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
*
Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Medical College of Virginia, MCV Station, Box 19, Richmond, VA 23298
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Many new medical devices have been introduced into the market over the last two decades with the aim of improving medical care. Recently, a new device, Trach Care’”, has been introduced by Ballard Medical Products. device has been designed to allow endotracheal suctioning of intubated patients on ventilatory support without having to disconnect the patient from the ventilator.

‘The Trach Care’” device has three major components. The T-piece is the component nearest the patient. It has a limb for connection to the endotracheal tube or tracheos-torny, a limb for connection to the ventilator, and a limb for introduction of the catheter. The remaining limb is covered by a plastic cap. On the limb through which the catheter is introduced, there is a port for infection of irrigation fluid. The second component is the catheter with its protective sheath. The third component, a control valve, is connected to the opposite end of the catheter and sheath. Opposite the insertion of the catheter on the control valve there is a port for connection to the wall suction tubing. When the control valve is opened, the vacuum from the wall suction tubing is applied to the catheter. The control valve may be locked in the “off position. When the Trach Care™ device is placed into the ventilator circuit, the trachea can be suctioned without interruption of ventilatory support.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , March 1988 , pp. 125 - 126
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1988

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