Tracheostomy Tie System
OwnerJames L. Leckieinventor
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Abstract
A tracheostomy tie includes a padded collar with a patient neck engagement side, a strap coupled to the padded collar on a side opposite from the patient neck engagement side and extending from opposite ends of the padded collar. The strap includes a loop material outer surface and tapered distal ends. Tapered connectors are connected to respective tapered distal ends of the strap, each of the tapered connectors having a hook material outer surface. The tapered connectors are operable to pass through respective tracheostomy tube connectors and loop back to engage the loop material so that the padded collar may securely fasten and position a tracheostomy tube to a patient's neck.
Claims19
A tracheostomy tie apparatus, comprising:
- a padded collar having a patient neck engagement side;
- and
- a strap coupled to said padded collar on a side opposite from said patient neck engagement side and extending from opposite ends of said padded collar, said strap comprising:
- a loop material outer surface and tapered distal ends;
- and
- tapered connectors connected to respective tapered distal ends of said strap, each of said tapered connectors having a hook material outer surface;
- wherein said tapered connectors are operable to pass through respective tracheostomy tube connectors and loop back to engage said loop material so that said padded collar securely fastens and positions a tracheostomy tube against the patient's neck.
A tracheostomy tie apparatus, comprising:
- a padded collar having an enclosed collar wadding material and forming a quilted patient neck engagement side;
- a strap having an enclosed strap wadding material inner layer and a strap cover material selected from the group comprising hook material and loop material, said strap coupled to a back side of said quilted collar and extending from opposite ends of said quilted collar;
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- tapered connectors coupled to respective tapered distal ends of said strap, each of said tapered connectors having a connector outer surface material selected from the group comprising hook material and loop material in operative cooperation with said strap cover material, said tapered connectors configured to pass through respective tracheostomy tube connectors and loop back to engage said loop material cover to securely fasten and position a tracheostomy tube about a patient's neck, when a tracheostomy tube is present.
A method of assembling a tracheostomy tie, comprising:
- centering the major axis of a padded collar having a first major axis width with the major axis of a tapered strap that has a second width that is less than said first width;
- coupling said padded collar to said tapered strap;
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- coupling hook material connectors to respective distal ends of said padded collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.