Morgan Ellerman

Mar 7, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ryan Horne |Ryan Van Horne |C. Allan Guymon |Caleb Escudero |Morgan Ellerman

1 Introduction Tubular medical devices need to remain patent to be effective. Keeping tubes open and flowing is particularly challenging for devices that discharge or interface with mucus, such as endotracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes, nasotracheal tubes, sinus shunts, gastric tubes, and tympanostomy tubes.