An endobronchial cuff indicator for use in thoracic surgery.
A simple apparatus and a method are described by which an exact end-point can be attained in inflating the bronchial cuff of a double-lumen tube, and accidental collapse of the cuff detected.
D001980:Bronchi; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012449:Safety; D013903:Thoracic Surgery