Prosthetic plugs, therefore, were designed for 9 patients to permit withdrawal of tracheotomy tubes while the tracheal stoma was maintained for direct access to the tracheobronchial tree.

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is an invasive procedure in which the placement of a tracheostomy tube is achieved after establishing a tracheal stoma through dilation, rather than ...

My design would secure and protect the tracheal stoma, and it would protect the skin from secretions." The patent-pending invention provides an improved means to stabilize tracheostomy tubes.

- A tracheostomy is a permanent or temporary stoma formed by a surgical procedure (tracheotomy). In theatre a transverse incision is made below the cricoid cartilage between the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ...