An Adjustable Tracheal Canula

Abstract

The authors have developed a new type of tracheal canula (Adjust Fit^®), since poorly fitting canulae can cause various kinds of stomal or tracheal trouble. The new canula consists of a wired silastic tube with an adjustable wing, so that it is possible to control the curvature and the length between the wing and the tip of the canula.
Our clinical experience has shown that the new canula is very adaptable to patients with neuromuscular disease or advance neck tumors, with whom conventional canulae cannot be used properly.