Re: Trach. Tubes

Cody Namesnik (cody(AT)netzone.com)
Sun, 12 Oct 1997 13:20:15 -0700

Mark,
Sorry for delay! Wheel-chair labac System broke!! What I mean custom is
curvature,i.d., o.d. diameters. My doc. chose the right curve that would
allow no rubbing... I had scar tissue ..... cath. wouldn't go down right!
It custom as bivona calls it! They don't pour stuff down your trachea!! :-)
It's, well put it this way, bendable but not squashable!;-) As far as I
know very close to portex silicone kind! Of course Im talking at all about
the pvc kind.. The first trach. from Bivona is considered free
sample......... They only make single canula, but come in many different
flavors of cuffs! ;-) = Cody

-----Original Message-----
From: M T S <scorpiofang(AT)juno.com>
To: vent-users(AT)eskimo.com <vent-users(AT)eskimo.com>
Date: Saturday, October 11, 1997 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: Trach. Tubes

>Cody,
>Your trachs by Bivona are custom made? How do they make a mold,
>and does the factory (makers) form them? I'll be trying one soon. Are
>they
>softer than portex? The problem I may have, due to scoliosis, is that I
>have
>to push and manipulate the trach right or left in order to suction
>properly
>and deep enough. Because of the wild way I suction I only have to do it
>1-3 times a day in Fall/Winter. Summer is 2-4 times a day. Hurts the
>tiniest
>bit but works. My fear is the Bivona may bend too much. Whatcha think?
>MarkTS
>
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