Double-lumen endobronchial tube (Robertshaw/Carlens)
An endotracheal tube with two independent lumens and two cuffs, designed so that one limb sits in a main bronchus while the other remains in the trachea.
How it is used
Enables one-lung ventilation anesthesia during thoracic surgery by isolating each lung to facilitate the surgical approach.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-05.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.