Shiley™ Flexible Tracheostomy Tube With TaperGuard™ Cuff, Disposable Inner Cannula
The TaperGuard™ cuff may help protect the lungs and reduce tracheal impact by reducing fluid leakage by 99% and exerting 18.6% less lateral wall pressure on the trachea.1 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.2
Shiley™ flexible tubes were designed with larger inner diameters, compared to earlier Shiley™ tracheostomy tubes. Airflow around the outer cannula when the cuff is deflated has increased by an average of 242%.2 It has been found that improved airflow may reduce the work of breathing required to speak and wean from a tracheostomy tube.5
Other enhancements in the new family of Shiley™ flexible tracheostomy tubes include color-coding by size (for disposable inner cannula products only), an expanded range of sizes, a soft material made with a non-DEHP plasticizer, a clear flange and a design that make it possible to ventilate with or without an inner cannula.
FEATURES
Insertion force may be reduced
- A thinner, less bulky cuff reduces insertion force by 39%.2
- A beveled tip on all product configurations eases percutaneous insertion.3
- The Shiley™ flexible tracheostomy products use sizing (I.D., O.D., length and tube curvature) that is similar to those used in earlier Shiley™ products.
May improve clinician’s ability to provide mechanical ventilation
- Integrated 15 mm connector
- The TaperGuard™ cuff reduces fluid leakage by 99%.1
May reduce the risk of irritation and skin breakdown
- Flange material is a transparent, soft material designed to conform to the patient’s anatomy to help reduce the risk of skin breakdown.
- Flange openings designed to improve airflow to sensitive skin. It is offset to help reduce contact with the patient’s skin.
- The TaperGuard™ cuff exerts 18.6%4 less lateral wall pressure on the trachea.1
Increased airflow over legacy product
- Airflow around the outer cannula when the cuff is deflated has increased by an average of 242%.1
- Improved airflow may reduce the work of breathing required to speak and wean from a tracheostomy tube.4, 5