Shiley® Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes
By: Medtronic MITG

Shiley™ neonatal and pediatric tracheostomy solutions incorporate a wide range of simple and smart design advances to improve the healthcare experience for both patients and clinicians.

Our portfolio offers innovative cuffed and cuffless options, in a variety of sizes, with designs tailored to the needs of neonatal and pediatric patients.

These clinician-inspired solutions include:

• Flange distinction for neonatal or pediatric patients.
• A unique pediatric cuff design.
• Comfort recess on the bottom of the connector to help reduce inferior stoma irritation.
• Transparent soft flange that supports patient comfort and visualization of the skin below.
• Softer material and expanded size options, compared to previous Shiley™ tracheostomy products.

Features & Benefits:

To help clinicians manage ventilator-dependent patients, the low-profile, low pressure TaperGuard™ cuff on the Shiley™ neonatal and pediatric tracheostomy tubes:

• Reduces fluid leakage by an average of >94.8% at similar or lower intracuff pressure.
• Significantly improves management of airway leak at pressures below 25 cm H2O2.
• Reduces removal force by 58.3% compared to the previous barrel-shaped cuff — reducing the potential for stoma irritation or damage during removal.
• These products are manufactured with a non-DEHP plasticizer. This new material has been incorporated into the soft, transparent flange that allows for enhanced visualization of the underlying skin and stoma site.