Product Description

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.5Other 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

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