Trends of 'sprain'. Translations for 'sprain'. A sprain is the injury caused by spraining a joint.He suffered a right ankle sprain. If you sprain your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it, for example, when you fall.He fell and sprained his ankle.
The obturator is used to insert a tracheostomy tube. It fits inside the tube to provide a smooth surface that guides the tracheostomy tube when it is being inserted. There are different types of tracheostomy tubes available and the patient should be given the tube that best suits his/her needs.
Patents. A plastic obturator suitable for use in a tracheostomy tube comprising a handle at its proximal end, a bullet-like shaped tip at its distal end, and an outer cannula supporting body between the handle and the tip, which outer cannula supporting body contains sectionalized flex points and laterally extending...