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US 12,564,673 B2Granted
Slack release system for medical tubing
AssigneeDauntless Innovations, LLC
InventorJesse G. Moore
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Abstract
A medical tube management system, kit, and method of use; including a fastener, a length of tubing, and a releasable spring to retain and release slack in the tubing when accidentally tugged. The fastener being universal and interchangeable, able to connect various springs. The spring is capable of reversibly restricting flow in the tubing when uncoupled from the fastener. The fastener is capable of notifying the patient, or care taker, when the system has been tugged into the uncoupled position.
Claims10
A tube holding system, comprising:
- a flexible tube defining a lumen and extending between a patient insertion site and an intravenous fluid bag;
- a fastener having a body defining an aperture extending therethrough and a docking end,
- wherein the docking end of the fastener comprises first and second terminals coupled to a circuit housed within the fastener;
- and
- a spring configured to operatively couple to the docking end of the fastener, the spring comprising a first arm and a second arm opposite the first arm,
- wherein a space between the first arm and the second arm defines a pocket configured to retain the flexible tube,
- wherein the spring and the docking end are movable between a coupled position and an uncoupled position with respect to each other,
- wherein in the coupled position, a first free end of the first arm contacts the first terminal and a second free end of the second arm contacts the second terminal, thereby closing the circuit, and
- wherein in the uncoupled position, the respective first and second free ends are not in contact with the respective first and second terminals, thereby causing the circuit to emit a signal.
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A kit for use in managing medical flexible tube slack, comprising:
- a fastener having a docking end comprising first and second terminals coupled to a circuit housed within the fastener;
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- a spring configured to operatively couple to the docking end of the fastener, the spring comprising a first arm and a second arm opposite the first arm,
- wherein a space between the first arm and the second arm of the spring defines a pocket configured to retain a flexible tube,
- wherein the spring and the fastener are movable between a coupled position and an uncoupled position with respect to each other,
- wherein in the coupled position, a first free end of the first arm contacts the first terminal and a second free end of the second arm contacts the second terminal, thereby closing the circuit, and
- wherein in the uncoupled position, the respective first and second free ends are not in contact with the respective first and second terminals, thereby causing the circuit to emit a signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.