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US 12,544,270 · App. 18/299,154 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Ventilation tubes

Inventor: Rudolf Andreas Deibel (Eden Prairie, MN)
Assignee: Preceptis Medical, Inc.
A61F11/202
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Patent No.
US 12,544,270
App. No.
18/299,154
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ventilation tube comprising a hollow body oriented along a central axis and having an inner facing wall, an outer facing wall, a medial end and a lateral end. The hollow body including a length that extends from the medial end to the lateral end. A lateral tab includes a base end coupled to the outer facing wall of the hollow body and extends outwardly from the outer facing wall to a free end. The lateral tab is located between and spaced apart from the medial end and the lateral end. The base end includes a first length that extends lengthwise along the hollow body and the free end includes a second length. The first length of the base end of the lateral tab is greater than the second length of the free end of the lateral tab.

Claims (31)

1 . A ventilation tube comprising:

a hollow body oriented along a central axis and having an inner facing wall, an outer facing wall, a medial end and a lateral end, the hollow body including a length that extends from the medial end to the lateral end; and

a lateral tab including a base end, a free end, a medial facing side that faces the medial end of the hollow body and a lateral facing side that faces the lateral end of the hollow body, the lateral tab being coupled to the outer facing wall of the hollow body and extending outwardly from the outer facing wall from the base end to the free end;

wherein the base end of the lateral tab has a first length that extends lengthwise along the hollow body and wherein the free end includes a second length, the first length of the base end of the lateral tab being greater than the second length of the free end of the lateral tab; and

wherein the medial facing side of the lateral tab extends from the base end to the free end for a first distance and the lateral facing side of the lateral tab extends from the base end to the free end for a second distance, the first distance being less than the second distance.

2 . The ventilation tube of claim 1 , wherein the lateral tab further comprises a right side and an opposing left side, wherein the lateral tab forms a solid body defined by the base end, the free end, the medial facing side, the lateral facing side, the right side and the left side.

3 . The ventilation tube of claim 2 , wherein the lateral facing side is oriented at an angle from the central axis of the hollow body that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

4 . The ventilation tube of claim 1 , wherein the lateral tab further comprise a lower portion having the base end and an upper portion having the free end, wherein the upper portion of the lateral tab includes a first width and the lower portion of the lateral tab includes a second width, the first width of the upper portion being greater than the second width of the lower portion and less than a width of the hollow body.

5 . The ventilation tube of claim 1 , further comprising at least one medial flange located at the medial end of the hollow body.

6 . The ventilation tube of claim 5 , wherein the ventilation tube comprises an undeployed state and a deployed state, wherein in the undeployed state, the at least one medial flange is configured to be folded in towards the hollow body and the lateral tab is configured to extend outwardly from the outer facing surface of the hollow body, and wherein in the deployed state the at least one medial flange unfolds so that at least portions of the at least one medial flange extend outwardly from the outer facing surface of the hollow body and the lateral tab remains unchanged between the undeployed state and the deployed state.

7 . A ventilation tube comprising:

a hollow body oriented along a central axis and having an inner facing wall, an outer facing wall, a medial end and a lateral end, the hollow body including a length that extends from the medial end to the lateral end; and

a lateral tab including a base end, a free end, a medial facing side that faces the medial end, a lateral facing side that faces the lateral end, a right side and an opposing left side, the lateral tab being coupled to the outer facing wall of the hollow body and extending outwardly from the outer facing wall to the free end, and

wherein the lateral tab includes a lower portion having the base end and an upper portion having the free end, the upper portion of the lateral tab including a first width that extends from the right side to the left side of the lateral tab and the lower portion including a second width that extends from the right side to the left side of the lateral tab, wherein the first width of the upper portion of the lateral tab is greater than the second width of the lower portion of the lateral tab and greater than a width of the hollow body.

8 . The ventilation tube of claim 7 , wherein the base end of the lateral tab comprises a first length that extends lengthwise along the hollow body and the free end of the lateral tab comprises a second length, the first length of the base end of the lateral tab being greater than the second length of the free end of the lateral tab.

9 . The ventilation tube of claim 7 , wherein the lateral tab forms a solid body defined by the base end, the free end, the medial facing side, the lateral-facing side, the right side and the left side.

10 . The ventilation tube of claim 9 , wherein the lateral-facing side is oriented at an angle relative to the central axis of the hollow body that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

11 . The ventilation tube of claim 7 , wherein the second width of the lower portion of the lateral tab is less than a width of the hollow body.

12 . The ventilation tube of claim 7 , wherein the lateral tab comprises a length that extends lengthwise along the hollow body, wherein the length of the lateral tab is greater than the second width of the lateral tab.

13 . The ventilation tube of claim 12 , wherein the medial-facing side and the lateral facing side being substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the hollow body.

14 . The ventilation tube of claim 7 , wherein the free end of the lateral tab comprises a curved surface.

15 . The ventilation tube of claim 7 , further comprising at least one medial flange located at the medial end of the hollow body.

16 . The ventilation tube of claim 15 , wherein the ventilation tube comprises an undeployed state and a deployed state, wherein in the undeployed state, the at least one medial flange is configured to be folded in towards the hollow body and the lateral tab is configured to extend outwardly from the outer facing surface of the hollow body, and wherein in the deployed state the at least one medial flange unfolds so that at least portions of the at least one medial flange extend outwardly from the outer facing surface of the hollow body and the lateral tab remains unchanged between the undeployed state and the deployed state.

17 . A ventilation tube comprising:

a hollow body oriented along a central axis and having an inner facing wall, an outer facing wall, a medial end and a lateral end, the hollow body including a length that extends from the medial end to the lateral end;

at least one medial flange located at the medial end of the hollow main body;

a lateral tab including a base end, a free end, a medial facing side that faces the medial end of the hollow body and a lateral facing side that faces the lateral end of the hollow body, wherein the lateral tab is coupled to the outer facing wall of the hollow body, and extending outwardly from the outer facing wall from the base end to the free end and wherein the lateral facing side of the lateral tab is oriented at an angle relative to the central axis of the hollow body that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees; and

wherein in an undeployed state the at least one medial flange is folded in towards the hollow body while the lateral tab protrudes outwardly from the outer facing surface of the hollow body and wherein in a deployed state the at least one medial flange unfolds so that at least portions of the medial flange extend outwardly from the outer facing surface of the hollow body and the lateral tab remains unchanged between the undeployed state and the deployed state.

18 . The ventilation tube of claim 1 , wherein the lateral tab is located between and spaced apart from the medial end and the lateral end.

19 . The ventilation tube of claim 7 , wherein the lateral tab is located between and spaced apart from the medial end and the lateral end.

20 . The ventilation tube of claim 17 , wherein the lateral tab is located between and spaced apart from the medial end and the lateral end.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2023
From: DEIBEL, RUDOLF ANDREAS
To: PRECEPTIS MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 063309/0568 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63330915 · Apr 14, 2022
Related Publication 20230329914A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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