Description
CLASSIC® Increased Resistance is a clinician-placed, non-sterile voice prosthesis designed to restore tracheoesophageal speech following total laryngectomy. Specifically developed for patients who experience intermittent valve opening due to fluctuations in oesophageal pressure, the Increased Resistance (IR) valve opens less easily than a conventional valve. As a result, it helps minimise unwanted air ingestion and leakage through the prosthesis while promoting more consistent voice production.
CLASSIC® Increased Resistance Features:
- Restores tracheoesophageal speech following total laryngectomy.
- Features an Increased Resistance (IR) valve that opens less easily than a conventional valve.
- Helps reduce intermittent valve opening caused by fluctuations in oesophageal pressure.
- Minimises unwanted air ingestion and leakage through the prosthesis.
- Utilises the Blom-Singer® Gel Cap Insertion Method to support smooth, atraumatic insertion.
- Manufactured from soft, biocompatible medical-grade silicone for patient comfort.
- Designed for clinician placement during secondary or replacement TEP procedures.
- Supplied non-sterile for single-patient use.
Additional Information:
- Available in 20 Fr diameter.
- Also available in 16 Fr diameter.
- Supplied non-sterile for secondary and replacement procedures.
- Available in 4 mm, 6 mm, 8 mm, 10 mm, 12 mm, 14 mm, 16 mm, 18 mm and 20 mm shaft lengths.
- Compatible with the complete BLOM-SINGER® voice prosthesis care and maintenance system.
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