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US 10,500,361 B2Granted
Endotracheal tube retention system
AssigneeApplied Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsGrant W. Phillips, Kathleen Walsh, Elizabeth A Meyer, Derek M. Williams, George J. Picha
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Abstract
A retention system for use with a bridle installed in a nose of a patient includes a member coupled to a medical device that is suspended from a nose of a patient and a connector for coupling to a bridle that is installed in a nose of a patient. The medical device extends into the mouth of a patient or is suspended adjacent the face of a patient.
Claims20
An endotracheal tube retention system comprising:
- a longitudinal member for receiving an endotracheal tube therein;
- a clip for positioning around an outer portion of the longitudinal member and having at least one coupling mechanism for closing the clip around the longitudinal member;
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- a nasal bridle for coupling to the clip;
- wherein the endotracheal tube retention system is configured for suspending the bridle above the lip and below the nose of a patient, and
- further wherein the clip includes a first arm and a second arm that are coupled together via a living hinge, with a cylindrical opening provided between the first and second arms in the vicinity of the living hinge for surrounding the longitudinal member, with a first connector that includes a first part that is coupled to the first arm and a second part that is coupled to the second arm opposite the living hinge adjacent the cylindrical opening for closing the clip around the longitudinal member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.