Endo-tracheal tube securement system
AssigneeVenetec International, Inc.
InventorsSteven Bierman, Richard Pluth
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Abstract
A system for securing an endo-tracheal tube or other medical article in position upon a patient includes a head contact member, retainer, and attachment members which can be adjustably attached between the head contact member and the retainer. Certain embodiments of the head contact member have a concave shape which follows a portion of the patient's skull and may have a rigid or flexible structure. In certain embodiments, a flexible head contact member includes straps forming a closed loop. In certain embodiment, the attachment members are integral to one or both of the head contact member and the retainer. The attachment member attaches to the retainer which grips the endo-tracheal tube or other medical article.
Claims44
An endo-tracheal tube securement system comprising:
- a head contact member and at least four attachment members extending from the head contact member;
- a retainer having a posterior facing surface, a channel and a plurality of securing locations disposed on each side of the channel, the channel being configured to receive a portion of the endo-tracheal tube so as to inhibit movement of the endo-tracheal tube relative to the retainer, and the posterior facing surface being configured to inhibit movement of the retainer into the patient's mouth;
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- wherein the at least four attachment members are configured to attach to the plurality of securing locations so as to secure the endo-tracheal tube to the head contact member.
A securement system comprising:
- a head contact member comprising a flexible strap in the form of a closed loop, the loop being sized to receive a portion of the skull of a patient such that the strap encircles at least the lambda of the skull, the loop being sufficiently small to prevent the skull from passing through the loop;
- a plurality of securement straps attached to the head contact member;
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- a retainer attached to the plurality of securement straps and configured to receive a portion of the medical article so as to inhibit movement of the medical article relative to the retainer.
A securement system comprising:
- a retainer for retaining an endo-tracheal tube, the retainer having surfaces which contact skin proximate to a patient's mouth to inhibit movement of the retainer and endo-tracheal tube into the patient's mouth, the surfaces being disposed superior and inferior relative to the midline of the lips so as to allow access to the sides of the mouth, the retainer having attachment locations for attaching the retainer to securement members, at least one of the attachment locations being superior to the lips and at least another of the attachment locations inferior to the lips.
A method comprising:
- placing a head contact member on a patient's head, the head contact member being in contact with a plurality of securing straps;
- wrapping the plurality of securing straps around a portion of the patient's head, the plurality of straps being in contact with a retainer having a first portion and a second portion;
- generally aligning the first portion with the second portion on opposite sides of a medical tube;
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- engaging the first portion with the second portion so as to inhibit movement of the medical tube relative to the retainer.
A method comprising:
- providing a plurality of securing straps, each having a first end and a second end, the first end contacting a head contact member and the second end contacting a retainer, wherein the retainer comprises a first portion and a second portion;
- contacting the head contact member to a patient's head;
- wrapping the plurality of securing straps around at least a portion of the patient's head;
- generally aligning the first portion with the second portion on opposite sides of the medical tube;
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- engaging the first portion to the second portion so as to inhibit movement of the medical tube relative to the retainer.
A method comprising:
- clamping an endo-tracheal tube between first and second portions of a retainer;
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- using attachment locations superior to and inferior to the midline of the lips to secure the retainer to the patient's head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.