https://www.theairwaycompany.com/device-specifications daily 0.75 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624294255204-GF927R2UN6ZG43VJ50F8/Bias+open+vs+closed+border.jpg Device Specifications - Make it stand out Bias Open vs. Bias Closed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624294071177-R9HCYM9437KT958W96VG/Instructions+SVV+border.jpg Device Specifications - Make it stand out Shikani Speaking Valve™ Instructions for Use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624303501238-2V4T9KB8R5NFTK1Q5G1P/air+turbulence.jpg Device Specifications - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624303837320-QAUOX3BN4LP3ZPFHSXXE/Instructions+HME+border.jpg Device Specifications - Make it stand out Shikani HME™ Instructions for Use https://www.theairwaycompany.com/faqs daily 0.75 2021-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1623982802723-Y0UWJXDVQWRXPWEK7ABA/valve+up.jpg FAQs - Make it stand out Figure 1: Valve up (“biased open) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1623982888785-O5S4TQI21TGMP4EL79WX/valve+down.jpg FAQs - Make it stand out Figure 2: Valve down (“biased closed”) https://www.theairwaycompany.com/publications daily 0.75 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624290270818-JP5WG5W165BE43J7C5YG/Publication+1+bordre.jpg Publications - Experimental Assessment and Future Applications of the Shikani Tracheostomy Speaking Valve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624290299692-CBMVH3J1M4Q54O6TFKHC/Publication+3+border.jpg Publications - New Unidirectional Airflow Ball Tracheostomy Speaking Valve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624289249176-54YGDRF3WZPB6UN423GW/Publication+2+border.jpg Publications - Comparison of Speech Parameters and Olfaction Using Different Tracheotomy Speaking Valves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624290316147-YWI7DG4BL77NUQ28O1UH/Publication+4+border.jpg Publications - The Shikani HME: A New Tracheostomy Heat and Moisture Exchanger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/487c23c8-0a2c-4152-82cc-fdcc94e25798/LinearTurbulentPub.jpg Publications - Linear versus Turbulent Airflow Tracheostomy Heat and Moisture Exchangers: A Crossover Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/36fe0a4e-de7a-4d60-bda7-d49c22ec377f/blank.jpg Publications https://www.theairwaycompany.com/buy-now-institution daily 0.75 2021-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624480955383-B3004T8BSIJBJAOP88JF/ShikaniValveClear.jpg Buy Now - Make it stand out Shikani Speaking Valve™ (Clear) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624481495735-03RDILS0XAK1DXMAWPX9/combined+resized.png Buy Now - Make it stand out Combined SSV and S-HME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624480993923-DNUCZE9OJQV59DCNA17O/HME.png Buy Now - Make it stand out Shikani HME™ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624480976177-U3V913UQANTTYA96YYKZ/SSV.png Buy Now - Make it stand out Shikani Speaking Valve™ (Blue) https://www.theairwaycompany.com/devices daily 0.75 2022-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624032280520-20GZ4AT19UVS0LGBICBR/cad+SSV.jpg Devices - The Shikani Speaking Valve™ (SSV) The Shikani Speaking Valve™ (SSV) is a true innovation in the field of phonation speaking valves. It is a dynamic speaking valve based on a ball design rather than the traditional flapper membrane design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624041389867-1XQLGLZUZLTE3E5V6PLI/HME+Cad+whitespace.png Devices - The Shikani Heat Moisture Exchanger™ (HME) The Shikani HME™ is the first true innovation in the field of tracheotomy heat moisture exchangers. The Shikani HME™ functions as an artificial nose and is designed to restore some of the essential respiratory functions which are lost when the breathed air is directed away from the nose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1625079009867-Q5XUBPBR94OYJBN2LYR5/HME+w+Valve+cross+section.png Devices - A superior solution with the Shikani Speaking Valve™ (SSV) and Shikani Heat Moisture Exchanger™ (S-HME) When coupled with the Shikani Speaking Valve™, the Shikani HME™ allows effective speech and simultaneous humidification, warming, and filtration of air. Patients can therefore realize the benefits of both devices by using them together. That said, the Shikani HME™ can also be used independently by placing it directly onto any standard 15mm tracheostomy tube cannula. Positioning the two devices so that they can work together is fairly simple. If you have a cuffed tracheostomy tube, make sure to deflate the cuff completely. Then, place the Shikani Speaking Valve™ with the notch up in the 12:00 o’clock position (“biased open”). Place the Shikani HME™ on top of the valve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624328526411-FZRIRB4LKALACU8C54JG/SSVLanyard.jpg Devices - Including the Shikani Speaking Valve™ Lanyard The Shikani Speaking Valve™ Lanyard is designed to attach the SSV to the tracheotomy tie in order to prevent loss of the valve in the event that the valve is detached from the tracheotomy tube. Each SSV that is purchased comes with one free SSV Lanyard. Additional SSV Lanyards are available for purchase in packs of six. https://www.theairwaycompany.com/company daily 0.75 2025-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1623959122008-P4GJXA63RJMXT3P8K35O/trach%2Bpatient.jpg Company - About us. At The Airway Company, we are dedicated to designing innovative products for tracheotomy patients. Our mission is simple: improve our patients’ quality of life through the airway devices we create. Our products are designed not only to achieve this mission but also to be as light, discreet, and comfortable as possible. To date, thousands of patients have enjoyed the many advantages of the Shikani Speaking Valve™ and the Shikani HME™. Our primary responsibility is to the tracheotomy patients, speech language pathologists, respiratory therapists, ENT physicians, pulmonologists, and other clinicians who specialize in airway disorders. We are currently active in research and development, and we strive continually to provide the highest quality products, services, and information in order to meet their needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1625071105311-8O4VWYBSYF82X4TZ0ENR/Patrick+Shikani+border.jpg Company - Patrick Shikani CFO & COO Patrick is the co-founder of The Airway Company and is the company’s CFO and COO. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Patrick attended the University of Virginia for undergrad, majoring in business. Following graduation, he moved to New York City and began his career working in the finance industry. Patrick first became interested in the medical device space in his early days at Citigroup, where he worked on advising medical device company Stryker on an attempted merger with Smith & Nephew. It was around this same time that Patrick first learned about his father’s airway inventions. Very intrigued, Patrick helped his dad work through a business plan and finally, after four years of working in finance in NYC, decided to move to Philadelphia to help build The Airway Company from the ground up. Patrick is very excited by the progress made to date and is looking forward to helping many more patients live better and healthier lives. Patrick received his MPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and is in the process of completing his MBA in Healthcare Management from the Wharton School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1625071086790-WCJTI62WMG85N7TDID0N/Dr.+Alan+Shikani+border.jpg Company - Alan Shikani MD, FACS, FARS CEO Dr. Shikani is the co-founder of The Airway Company and inventor of the Shikani Speaking Valve™ and the Shikani HME™. Dr. Shikani is currently the Chief of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at three major hospitals in Baltimore: LifeBridge Sinai, MedStar Union Memorial, and MedStar Good Samaritan. He is also the founder of the Maryland ENT Center Group and Director of its Maryland Nose & Sinus Rhinology Fellowship program. Having personally treated hundreds of tracheotomy patients over several decades, Dr. Shikani specializes in airway management disorders and has published extensively in the field. He holds 24 otorhinolaryngology patents in his name and has successfully brought several related devices to market. Dr. Shikani completed his residency and fellowship training in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and he is an active member of many distinguished medical societies including Alpha Omega Alpha, the Triological Society, the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Otolaryngology, and the American Rhinologic Society. https://www.theairwaycompany.com/home daily 1.0 2022-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624034121297-TMJ0A2UNWO3N9G8MRWPJ/SSV+whitespace.png Home - Introducing the novel Shikani Speaking Valve™ Based on a novel ball design, the Shikani Speaking Valve™ is the first true innovation in the field of phonation speaking valves. As compared to existing flapper membrane valves, our ball valve offers many unique advantages. In addition to restoring speech, patients can benefit from: Significantly lower airflow resistance, resulting in increased comfort, enhanced tolerance, and ease of breathing. Superior voice quality and speech naturalness. Superior olfaction. Improved swallowing. The valve’s discreet, low-profile design (smaller than flapper valves). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1624921026523-T988E1IH57N11PE0XE0V/Boxes%2Band%2BCombo%2Bspaced.jpg Home - An unparalleled combination. Used together, the Shikani Speaking Valve™ and Shikani HME™ allow patients to speak and improve their lung health simultaneously, a paradigm shift in tracheotomy patient care. Although these devices can be used independent of one another, the combination of the two restores a tracheotomy patient’s quality of life in an unmatched way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ca5624c3897f1ae2464562/1623953120066-OKF6FFN937ZQQG409DSD/imageedit_3_6434061834.jpg Home - Designed for use with the Shikani HME™ (Heat Moisture Exchanger) A revolutionary device that helps tracheotomy patients restore their pulmonary health, the Shikani HME™ warms, humidifies, and filters inhaled air – essential functions performed by the nose and mouth, which are bypassed when patients breathe directly through the tracheotomy tube. Users of the Shikani HME™ can benefit from: More normalized and uniform temperature and humidity levels from inhaled air. Substantially increased particle filtration from inhaled air. Reduced mucus secretion and thickening. Reduced risk of pulmonary infection. 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