BIVONA Uncuffed Adult Tracheostomy Tubes

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599.00 AED

Bivona Uncuffed Adult Tracheostomy Tubes are a uniquely designed by Smiths Medical so soft silicone is utilized for the tube instead of the alternate hard PVC plastic. The Bivona line specializes in creating comfort for the patient by combining the softness, flexibility and durability within the tube material. In addition, the shaft end is soft and rounded as to not traumatize the throat or tracheal tissue.

The cuffless tube is recommended for patients with sensitive tracheal mucosa or stoma and who does not need ventilation. They come sterile packaged with an obturator, twill trach tie and cap plug. The obturator is hollow tipped and allows for tube changing over a guidewire. Bivona Uncuffed unit is reprocessible up to 10 times for an adult. The Bivona Uncuffed Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes, for children, and the Bivona Uncuffed Neonatal Tracheostomy tubes are reprocessible up to five times.

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Description

Features

Trach tube and shaft are made of soft silicone for comfort.
The shaft tip is soft and rounded to reduce the chance of tissue trauma.
The tube is highly flexible for added comfort.
It is good for patients with sensitive tracheal mucosa or stoma.
It can be reprocessed up to 10 times.*

Specifications

Manufacturer	Smiths Medical
Includes	Sterile Trach, Obturator, and Twill Trach Tie and Cap

Product Benefits

The adult tracheostomy tubes are designed to offer the advantages of uncuffed and cuffed tubes together:

The cuff’s design has the appearance of a tube that is not cuffed when it is deflated, which is designed to limit the chance of trauma in the event that the tube gets placed in
The silicone tube design allows the tube to be flexible inside the trachea.
The wire-reinforced tube shaft design is designed to improve crushing and kink resistance
The obturator’s clip has a hollow tip that allows the user to switch the tube with the guidewire.
They are covered with the SuperSlick(r) coating on the shaft’s internal and external surfaces in order to reduce the amount of secretion in the form of encrustation to facilitate suctioning and cleaning
Adult tubes can be processed up to 10 times.

Common applications/procedures the product is used for:

Management of the airway
Intermittent/nocturnal mechanical ventilation
Leak management
Speech and weaning
Home and hospital care are used

The adult tube range of tracheostomy is suggested for the following reasons:

Patients who have sensitive mucosa tracheal or stoma sites
In cases where the patient requires the ability to communicate
Patients who receive intermittent or nocturnal ventilation
Patients are ready to wean.

FAQ’s:

1.What size BIVONA tracheostomy tube is generally used in adults?

Ans- 5.0 mm to 9.0 mm are used as per your health care provider.

2.What is a paediatric tracheostomy?

Ans- Paediatric tracheostomy (also known as tracheotomy) is a surgical procedure that can help a child breathe by creating an opening in the windpipe.

3.What are the different types of tracheostomy tubes?

Ans- Tracheostomy tubes are made of a variety of medical grade materials: plastic, silicone, sterling silver, and stainless steel. Two types of plastics commonly used are (PVC) polyvinyl chloride (Shiley and Portex) and polyurethane (Tracoe). Plastic tubes are single patient use, and considered disposable.

4.Are there different sizes of tracheostomy tubes?

Ans- Although the tracheostomy hubs are universal, the inner and outer diameters of the tracheostomy tube have different sizes that correspond to the patient’s unique anatomy. Some manufacturers (Portex) have a color coded hub to quickly identify the size of the patient’s tracheostomy tube .