A fenestrated tracheostomy tube has an additional opening that can allow more functionality than one without. But it carries additional risks. A tracheostomy is a procedure to create an opening in ...

An obturator is a curved rod that fits inside the tracheal cannula, which is a tube inserted into the trachea during tracheostomy. Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the ...

A Massachusetts company is recalling tracheostomy tubes used to help patients on ventilators breathe after receiving reports that three people died while using them. The company told the Food and Drug ...

A pioneering initiative at UAB is transforming care for patients with tracheostomies. Spearheaded by Harishanker Jeyarajan, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck ...

The FDA said there was a shortage of tracheostomy tubes, including Bivona tracheostomy tubes manufactured by ICU Medical Inc (NASDAQ: ICUI). The agency said the shortage was due to difficulties in raw ...

Studio shot of blue line cuffed tracheotomy tube, Tracheotomy is a surgical procedure where a tube is inserted into the windpipe (trachea) to help a patient breathe. It is usually carried out when ...

On Wednesday, ICU Medical Inc’s (NASDAQ:ICUI) subsidiary, Smiths Medical, initiated a recall of certain Bivona neonatal/pediatric and adult tracheostomy tubes. The FDA classified the recall as the ...

WHEN patients have severe airway obstruction or swallowing difficulties, as may occur with bulbar poliomyelitis, the insertion of a tracheostomy tube may be required to ensure a clear airway, to ...

YOU’VE probably heard about people who’ve had tracheostomies and wondered exactly how the procedure affects day-to-day life. Here’s what you need to know. A tracheostomy is the name given to a ...

WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts company is recalling tracheostomy tubes used to help patients on ventilators breathe after receiving reports that three people died while using them. The ...