# US 2014/0196723 A1 · Bridle delivery system, method, and apparatus for securing nasal tubes > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196723 A1 - Document ID: US20140196723A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/096,758 - Filed: 2013-12-04 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14 - Assignees: Corpak MedSystems, Inc. - Applicants: Corpak MedSystems, Inc. - Inventors: Don Kirkpatrick; Crystal Koelper; Jill Lazar; Michael Masino; Shawn Purnell; Michael C. Shaughnessy; Stephanie Wasielewski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196723A1 ## CPC - A61M 16/0497: {Tube stabilizer} - A61M 16/0461: {Nasoendotracheal tubes} - A61M 16/0488: {Mouthpieces; Means for guiding, securing or introducing the tubes (guiding or introducing with laryngoscopes A61B1/267; holding devices on the body A61M25/02)} - A61M 25/01: Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters (A61M25/10 takes precedence) - A61M 25/0127: {Magnetic means; Magnetic markers} - A61M 25/02: Holding devices, e.g. on the body - A61M 16/0666: {Nasal cannulas or tubing (devices for improving normal breathing through the nose A61F5/08; nose filters A62B23/06; outside holding devices A61M25/02)} - A61M 16/0816: {Joints or connectors} - A61M 2025/0213: {where the catheter is attached by means specifically adapted to a part of the human body} - A61M 2025/0226: {specifically adapted for the nose} - A61M 2025/024: {having a clip or clamp system} - A61M 2210/0618: Nose - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract Systems, methods, and apparatus for securing nasal tubes are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a bridle, a magnetic portion connected to the bridle, a delivery probe, a retrieval probe, and a clamp. The delivery probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end configured to deliver the magnetic portion, and a bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of an actuator. The retrieval probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end including a magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the other magnetic portion, and a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to a magnetic coupling. The clamp includes a channel portion with an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of a nasal tube. The clamp is configured to secure the nasal tube following placement of the bridle by the delivery and retrieval probes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for securing a nasal tube, the system comprising: a bridle; a first magnetic portion connected to the bridle; a delivery probe including: a first elongated member having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first distal end being configured to deliver the first magnetic portion; and a bridle lock with an actuator coupled to the first proximal end, the bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of the actuator; a retrieval probe including: a second elongated member having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second distal end including a second magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the first magnetic portion; and a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion being magnetically coupled; and a clamp including a channel portion with an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of the nasal tube, the clamp configured to secure the nasal tube. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first elongated member is a catheter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first elongated member includes a stylet, and the first elongated member is a first length from the first proximal end to the first distal end, and the stylet extends from the first proximal end toward the first distal end for a second length which is less than the first length. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the first elongated member is configured to adjustably curve over a third length of the first elongated member beyond the second length when a tension is applied to the bridle and maintained by the bridle lock. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member is a flexible tube. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member includes an integrally formed coil. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first elongated member and the second elongated member includes a stylet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the stylet is configured to be adjusted to varying lengths. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a magnetic coupling of the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion is a face to face magnetic coupling. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion includes a rare earth magnet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion includes a permanent magnet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion includes at least one of a cylindrical magnet and a ring magnet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first magnetic portion is inflexible. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first magnetic portion includes only a magnet. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first magnetic portion is over-molded to include a portion of the bridle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the delivery probe and the retrieval probe include a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion being magnetically coupled. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the magnetic coupling indicator is a light emitting diode. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the clamp is a hingeless monolithic clamp. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the clamp includes two pressure bars on opposing sides of the channel portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a minimum clearance between opposing sides of the clamp is greater than or substantially equal to an outside diameter of the nasal tube. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the clamp includes a plurality of channels for at least two different size nasal tubes. ### Claim 22 A system for securing a nasal tube, the system comprising: a bridle; a first magnetic portion connected to the bridle; a delivery probe including: a first elongated member having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first distal end being configured to deliver the first magnetic portion; and a bridle lock with an actuator coupled to the first proximal end, the bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of the actuator; and a retrieval probe including a second elongated member having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second distal end including a second magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the first magnetic portion. ### Claim 23 A system for securing a nasal tube, the system comprising: a bridle; a first magnetic portion connected to the bridle; and a delivery probe including: a first elongated member having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first distal end being configured to deliver the first magnetic portion to a retrieval probe including a second elongated member having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second distal end including a second magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the first magnetic portion; and a bridle lock with an actuator coupled to the first proximal end, the bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of the actuator. ### Claim 24 An apparatus for securing a nasal tube, the apparatus comprising: a first elongated member having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first distal end being configured to deliver a first magnetic portion to a retrieval probe including a second elongated member having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second distal end including a second magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the first magnetic portion; and a bridle lock with an actuator coupled to the first proximal end, the bridle lock configured to release a bridle upon actuation of the actuator. ### Claim 25 An apparatus for securing a nasal tube, the apparatus comprising: a second elongated member having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second distal end including a second magnetic portion configured to receive a first magnetic portion from a delivery probe including a first elongated member having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first distal end being configured to magnetically couple with the second magnetic portion; and a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion being magnetically coupled. ### Claim 26 A method for securing a nasal tube, the method comprising: inserting a delivery probe into a first nostril, the delivery probe including a first elongated member having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first distal end being configured to deliver a first magnetic portion which is connected to a bridle; inserting a retrieval probe into a second nostril, the retrieval probe including a second elongated member having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second distal end including a second magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the first magnetic portion; actuating an actuator on a bridle lock at the first proximal end to release the bridle; removing the retrieval probe from the second nostril and the delivery probe from the first nostril, such that the bridle extends into the first nostril and out of the second nostril; inserting the nasal tube into a clamp with the bridle; and clamping the nasal tube and the bridle. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the bridle is released in response to a magnetic coupling indicator providing an indication in response to the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion being magnetically coupled. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the clamp includes a channel portion with an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of the nasal tube. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, further comprising: sliding the channel portion along the nasal tube into a first position before clamping the nasal tube and the bridle.