Robert L Redmon

US Patent:

54451450, Aug 29, 1995

Filed:

Oct 18, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/324796

Inventors:

Robert A. Redmon - Winston Salem NC

International Classification:

A61M 1600

US Classification:

12820716

Abstract:

An apparatus to manually open and close a shutter-like device for tracheostomy patients to facilitate breathing comprises a shutter box positionable over a tracheostomy opening in the neck of a patient. The shutter box has slits on the exterior face and an aperture on the interior face and a control device with a closure surface pivotable between an open position to allow passage of air through the aperture and openings and a closed position over the aperture to preclude the flow of air therethrough. Motion imparting mechanisms include a pivot pin extending through the box and control device to allow the pivoting thereof and a securement pin on the side of the pivot pin remote from the closure surface to effect the rotational movement thereof.