Medical tube securement device

A system, comprising:

• an apparatus, comprising:
• a base member comprising:
• a front surface, a rear surface, a top surface and a bottom surface, the rear surface and the top surface are positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface;
• a first tab portion comprising a first stopper that protrudes from the first tab and the front surface;
• a second tab portion comprising a second stopper that protrudes from the second tab and the front surface, wherein the first stopper and the second stopper are positioned between the top surface of the base member and the bottom surface of the base member and spaced from the entire bottom surface of the base member;
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• an opening for receiving a tube, wherein the opening comprises a U-shaped groove that is formed by a recess of the top surface, the opening extending through the rear surface and the front surface, the opening located substantially between the first tab portion and the second tab portion;
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• a clamp member attached to the front surface and configured to secure the tube within the opening of the base member to prevent the tube from moving while the base member is attached to a person and the tube is configured to be located at a tube insertion site on the person, the clamp member comprising a first arm and a second arm that are each rotatable, the first arm comprising a first prong and a first arm end portion positioned opposite of the first prong, the second arm comprising a second prong and a second arm end portion positioned opposite of the second prong, the clamp member includes a torsion spring that is coupled to both the first and second arms and is configured to cause the first and second arms to maintain pressure against the tube when the tube is clamped between the first and second arms, wherein the first prong and the second prong are configured to open when the first arm end portion and the second arm end portion are pressed against each other, wherein a portion of the clamp member comprising the torsion spring is positioned between the first stopper and the second stopper, the first stopper positioned to a left side of an exterior surface of the first arm and the second stopper positioned to a right side of an exterior surface of the second arm, the first prong and the second prong forming a clamp member opening that is aligned with the opening of the base member, the clamp member opening configured to receive the tube, a rotational range of the first and second arms limited by the first and second stoppers such that, when the first prong is in contact with the first stopper and the second prong is in contact with the second stopper, further rotation of the first and second prongs is prevented from going past the first and second stoppers, and a maximum rotation angle of the first and second prongs and a maximum opening size of the clamp member opening are obtained;
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• a means for attaching the base member to the location of the tube insertion site on the person.

A method, comprising:

• attaching a tube securing apparatus to a tube insertion site on a person, the tube securing apparatus comprising:
• a base member comprising:
• a front surface, a rear surface, a top surface and a bottom surface, the rear surface and the top surface are positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface;
• a first tab portion comprising a first stopper that protrudes from the first tab and the front surface;
• a second tab portion comprising a second stopper that protrudes from the second tab and the front surface, wherein the first stopper and the second stopper are positioned between the top surface of the base member and the bottom surface of the base member and spaced from the entire bottom surface of the base member;
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• an opening for receiving a tube, wherein the opening comprises a U-shaped groove that is formed by a recess of the top surface, the opening extending through the rear surface and the front surface, the opening located substantially between the first tab portion and the second tab portion;
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• a clamp member attached to the front surface and configured to secure the tube within the opening of the base member to prevent the tube from moving while the base member is attached to a person and the tube is configured to be located at a tube insertion site on the person, the clamp member comprising a first arm and a second arm that are each rotatable, the first arm comprising a first prong and a first arm end portion positioned opposite of the first prong, the second arm comprising a second prong and a second arm end portion positioned opposite of the second prong, the clamp member includes a torsion spring that is coupled to both the first and second arms and is configured to cause the first and second arms to maintain pressure against the tube when the tube is clamped between the first and second arms, wherein the first prong and the second prong are configured to open when the first arm end portion and the second arm end portion are pressed against each other, wherein a portion of the clamp member comprising the torsion spring is positioned between the first stopper and the second stopper, the first stopper positioned to a left side of an exterior surface of the first arm and the second stopper positioned to a right side of an exterior surface of the second arm, the first prong and the second prong forming a clamp member opening that is aligned with the opening of the base member, the clamp member opening configured to receive the tube, a rotational range of the first and second arms limited by the first and second stoppers such that, when the first prong is in contact with the first stopper and the second prong is in contact with the second stopper, further rotation of the first and second prongs is prevented from going past the first and second stoppers, and a maximum rotation angle of the first and second prongs and a maximum opening size of the clamp member opening are obtained;
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• inserting the tube within the opening in the base member at the tube insertion site;
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• securing the tube within the opening in the base member using the clamp member.