Securing a percutaneous feeding device
OwnerMeredith I. Sharpinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and associated methodology contemplating a securement device for securing a percutaneous feeding device having a tube operably forming a feeding passage through a stoma placed in a patient. The securement device has an adhesive-backed substrate configured to operably adhere to the patient's skin around the stoma. A connector is selectively extendable relative to the substrate and selectively moveable between an unsecured mode and a secured mode, the connector in the unsecured mode clearingly disengaging the feeding device, and the connector in the secured mode configured to impart a securement force to the feeding device to restrict its movement relative to the stoma.
Claims20
A securement device for securing a percutaneous feeding device having a tube terminating at an external bolster, the tube and bolster cooperatively configured for forming a feeding passage through a stoma placed in a patient, the securement device comprising:
- a substrate configured to be operably adhered to the patient's skin around the stoma;
- a strap operably extendable from a first portion of the substrate adjacent skin on a first side of the stoma, and the strap further having a medial portion configured to be operably trained over the bolster portion of the feeding device;
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- a closure to operably secure the strap relative to a second different portion of the substrate adjacent skin on a different second side of the stoma so that the strap and, in turn the substrate, impart securement forces anchoring the feeding device to skin on two different sides of the stoma to restrict movement of the feeding device relative to the stoma.
A method for securing a percutaneous feeding device having a tube terminating at an operably exposed external portion, the tube and external portion cooperatively configured for forming a feeding passage through a stoma placed in a patient, the method comprising:
- obtaining a securement device having a substrate defining an opening and a passageway extending from the opening to a peripheral edge;
- moving the securement device relative to the stoma, by admitting the external portion of the feeding device into the passageway;
- further moving the securement device relative to the stoma to align the opening with the stoma, so that the exposed external portion extends out of the stoma and through the opening;
- adhering the aligned substrate to the patient's skin;
- training a strap around the external portion of the feeding device;
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- securing the strap to the substrate, imparting a securement force to the feeding device to restrict its movement relative to the stoma.
A securement device for securing a percutaneous feeding device having a tube terminating at an external bolster, the tube and bolster cooperatively configured for forming a feeding passage through a stoma placed in a patient, the securement device comprising:
- a substrate configured to be operably adhered to the patient's skin around the stoma;
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- a pair of connectors each extending from the substrate and individually moveable between an unsecured mode and a secured mode, each connector individually in the unsecured mode clearingly disengaging the feeding device, and each connector individually in the secured mode configured to impart securement forces anchoring the feeding device to skin, so that when both connectors are secured, they impart the securement forces on two different sides of the stoma to restrict movement of the feeding device relative to the stoma.
A securement device for securing a percutaneous feeding device having a tube operably forming a feeding passage through a stoma placed in a patient, the securement device comprising:
- a substrate configured to be operably attached to the patient's skin around the stoma, the substrate defining a stoma opening configured to clearingly receive an external portion of the feeding device extending out of the stoma, and the substrate further defining a passage extending from the stoma opening to a peripheral edge of the substrate;
- a hydrophilic dressing supported by the substrate, the hydrophilic dressing having a cut aligned with the substrate's passage;
- a pair of straps, each individually extendable relative to the substrate and configured to be individually trained over the external portion of the feeding device;
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- a pair of closures, each configured to individually secure a selected one of the straps relative to the substrate so that the selected strap imparts a securement force to the feeding device to restrict movement of the feeding device relative to the stoma.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.