Vocalisation via a cuffed tracheostomy tube. A new prinicple.
A thin catheter mounted on the upper surface of a tracheostomy tube enables a flow of air to reach the vocal cords and makes vocalisation possible during artificial ventilation.
D000388:Air; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014831:Voice