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US 11,344,706 B2Granted
Apparatus for securing medical drain tube
AssigneeNeil Roy LLC
InventorsNeil Roy, Sam Suchin
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Abstract
A device for releasably and adjustably securing a medical tube includes a receiver and a tail, which may be used for thoracostomy. The receiver has a receiver aperture and receiver teeth. The tail has center holes along a central axis of the device. Raised tail teeth are formed on the tail between the central axis and the tail sides. The tail teeth are arranged to engage the receiver teeth when an end of the tail is fed through the receiver aperture to form a tail loop. The receiver teeth define receiver teeth apertures that are smaller than the receiver aperture. The tail loop is adjustable to tighten around the medical tube.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a receiver having a receiver body that defines a receiver aperture having a receiver aperture length that is measured with respect to a central axis of the device, the receiver body having a receiver tooth that extends into the receiver aperture to define a receiver tooth aperture having a receiver tooth aperture length that is measured with respect to the central axis, the receiver tooth aperture length narrower than the receiver aperture length;
- and
- a tail extending from the receiver along the central axis to a tail end, the tail defining a plurality of center holes and a plurality of tail teeth, the tail teeth axially aligned with the receiver tooth;
- wherein:
- the device is releasably configurable between a disengaged state and an engaged state,
- in the engaged state, the tail end is passed through the receiver aperture such that the tail forms a loop to secure an object, and the receiver tooth mechanically engages a first tail tooth to releasably secure the tail in the loop, and
- in the disengaged state, the receiver tooth and one of the tail teeth are mechanically disengaged and the tail end is removed from the receiver aperture;
- and
- wherein the receiver tooth comprises a first receiver tooth that defines a first receiver tooth aperture having a first receiver tooth aperture length, and the receiver body has a second receiver tooth that extends into the receiver aperture to define a second receiver tooth aperture having a second receiver tooth aperture length.
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A device comprising:
- a receiver having a receiver body that defines a receiver aperture having a receiver aperture length that is measured with respect to a central axis of the device, the receiver body having a receiver tooth that extends into the receiver aperture to define a receiver tooth aperture having a receiver tooth aperture length that is measured with respect to the central axis, the receiver tooth aperture length narrower than the receiver aperture length;
- a tail extending from the receiver along the central axis to a tail end, the tail defining a plurality of center holes and a plurality of tail teeth, the tail teeth axially aligned with the receiver tooth;
- and
- an ear attached to the receiver, the ear having an ear body that defines an ear aperture;
- wherein:
- the device is releasably configurable between a disengaged state and an engaged state,
- in the engaged state, the tail end is passed through the receiver aperture such that the tail forms a loop to secure an object, and the receiver tooth mechanically engages a first tail tooth to releasably secure the tail in the loop, and
- in the disengaged state, the receiver tooth and the one of the tail teeth are mechanically disengaged and the tail end is removed from the receiver aperture;
- and
- wherein the ear is laterally offset from the central axis along a lateral axis, the lateral axis orthogonal to the central axis.
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A device comprising:
- a receiver having a receiver body that defines a receiver aperture having a receiver aperture length that is measured with respect to a central axis of the device, the receiver body having a receiver tooth that extends into the receiver aperture to define a receiver tooth aperture having a receiver tooth aperture length that is measured with respect to the central axis, the receiver tooth aperture length narrower than the receiver aperture length;
- a tail extending from the receiver along the central axis to a tail end, the tail defining a plurality of center holes and a plurality of tail teeth, the tail teeth axially aligned with the receiver tooth;
- and
- an ear attached to the receiver, the ear having an ear body that defines an ear aperture;
- wherein:
- the device is releasably configurable between a disengaged state and an engaged state,
- in the engaged state, the tail end is passed through the receiver aperture such that the tail forms a loop to secure an object, and the receiver tooth mechanically engages a first tail tooth to releasably secure the tail in the loop, and
- in the disengaged state, the receiver tooth and the one of the tail teeth are mechanically disengaged and the tail end is removed from the receiver aperture;
- and
- wherein the ear comprises a first ear that has a first ear body that defines a first ear aperture, and the device further comprises a second ear having a second ear body that defines a second ear aperture.
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A device comprising:
- a receiver having a receiver body that defines a receiver aperture having a receiver aperture length that is measured with respect to a central axis of the device, the receiver body having a receiver tooth that extends into the receiver aperture to define a receiver tooth aperture having a receiver tooth aperture length that is measured with respect to the central axis, the receiver tooth aperture length narrower than the receiver aperture length;
- and
- a tail extending from the receiver along the central axis to a tail end, the tail defining a plurality of center holes and a plurality of tail teeth, the tail teeth axially aligned with the receiver tooth;
- wherein:
- the device is releasably configurable between a disengaged state and an engaged state,
- in the engaged state, the tail end is passed through the receiver aperture such that the tail forms a loop to secure an object, and the receiver tooth mechanically engages a first tail tooth to releasably secure the tail in the loop, and
- in the disengaged state, the receiver tooth and the one of the tail teeth are mechanically disengaged and the tail end is removed from the receiver aperture;
- and
- wherein the receiver and the tail comprise a monolithic structure.
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A device comprising:
- a receiver having a receiver body that defines a receiver aperture having a receiver aperture length that is measured with respect to a central axis of the device, the receiver body having a receiver tooth that extends into the receiver aperture to define a receiver tooth aperture having a receiver tooth aperture length that is measured with respect to the central axis, the receiver tooth aperture length narrower than the receiver aperture length;
- a tail extending from the receiver along the central axis to a tail end, the tail defining a plurality of center holes and a plurality of tail teeth, the tail teeth axially aligned with the receiver tooth;
- and
- an adhesive disposed on the tail;
- wherein:
- the device is releasably configurable between a disengaged state and an engaged state,
- in the engaged state, the tail end is passed through the receiver aperture such that the tail forms a loop to secure an object, and the receiver tooth mechanically engages a first tail tooth to releasably secure the tail in the loop, and
- in the disengaged state, the receiver tooth and the one of the tail teeth are mechanically disengaged and the tail end is removed from the receiver aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.