Disposable Cannula Cuffled Trach Tubes by Covidien

The new family of Shiley Flexible adult tracheostomy tubes incorporates several design advances that may help enhance patient safety, simplify patient care and facilitate positive outcomes across the patient-care continuum. These clinician-inspired enhancements include the unique taper-shaped TaperGuard cuff. With the TaperGuard cuff, Shiley Flexible tubes help protect the lungs and reduce tracheal impact by reducing fluid leakage by 99%1 and exerting 18.6% less lateral wall pressure on the trachea2. In addition, TaperGuard cuff technology helps improve a clinician's ability to provide mechanical ventilation with the ability to titrate ventilator air leak that is 65% greater than with earlier-generation Shiley tubes.