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US 12,036,374 B2Granted
Medical line tension mitigation securement device
AssigneeRoddyMedical, LLC
InventorsKyle Jansson, Patricia Deno
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus, system and method to mitigate lines, tubes, and cords that are attached to a secure structure, such as a patient, from being displaced or pulled out from the insertion site of each line, tube, and cord on the patient when each line, tube and cord is pulled or yanked unexpectedly, as can routinely occur during patient movement, treatment, or therapy in a hospital, medical, or other environment.
Claims24
A securement device comprising:
- a securement band;
- a securement body including a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the securement body is attached to the securement band and configured to secure at least a portion of at least one tube, line, or cord;
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- a securement strap in contact with the top surface, the bottom surface, the first side surface, and the second side surface of the securement body, wherein the securement strap applies an increasing level of tension to the securement body as the securement strap is tightened around the securement body,
- wherein the top surface, the bottom surface, the first side surface, and the second side surface are parallel to a length of the portion of the at least one tube, line, or cord, and deform into a convex shape around the portion of the at least one tube, line, or cord when the securement body is under tension from the securement strap to provide a compressive load to the portion of the at least one line, tube, or cord to secure the portion from movement due to a pull force.
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A securement device comprising:
- a securement band;
- a securement body attached to the securement band and further comprising at least one grip channel formed therethrough that is configured to hold at least one tube, line or cord;
- a securement strap located around the securement body, and is configured to apply an increasing level of tension to the securement body as the securement strap is tightened,
- wherein the securement body, when under tension, deforms to generate a near uniform hoop stress around the at least one grip channel to prevent at least a portion of the at least one tube, line or cord held by the securement body from moving within the securement body due to more than one successive pull force of at least 15 lbs. (6.8 kg).
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A method for securing a tube, line, or cord to a securement device comprising:
- Securing to a secure structure a securement band comprising a securement strap and a securement body with at least one grip channel where each grip channel is defined by either two flanges or one flange and one termination end, wherein the two flanges or the one flange and the one termination end each further comprises a top surface;
- inserting at least a portion of the tube, line, or cord into the at least one grip channel;
- and tightening the securement strap around the securement body so the securement strap comes into contact with each top surface of the two flanges or the one flange and the one termination end, causing the securement body to deform to generate hoop stress around the at least one grip channel which prevents at least the portion of the tube, line, or cord from movement.
A securement device comprising:
- a securement band configured to removably attach to a secure structure;
- a securement body attached to the securement band and configured to secure at least one line, tube or cord, the securement body attached to the securement band and further comprises a surface defining a perimeter around the securement body;
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- a securement strap in contact with the surface all the way around the perimeter of the securement body,
- wherein the securement body is configured, when under tension by the securement strap, to separate the at least one line, tube or cord into a load side and a secure side, the securement body being configured to transfer more than one pull force applied to the load side of the at least one line to the securement body and the secure structure instead of to the secure side of the at least one line, tube, or cord.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.