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US 2014/0276334 A1Published application
Fluid drain tube with connector
AssigneeBeckerSmith Medical, Inc.
InventorJan M. Eckermann
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Abstract
A device for signaling the imminent removal of a tube from an opening in a patient's skin. The device includes a tube attachment mechanism that is configured to be temporarily secured to a tube, a tether having a proximal end and a distal end, and a patient attachment mechanism attached to the distal end of the tether. The proximal end of the tether is secured to the tube attachment mechanism.
Claims15
A device for signaling the imminent removal of a tube from an opening in a patient's skin, the device comprising:
- a tube attachment mechanism, wherein the tube attachment mechanism is configured to be temporarily secured to a tube,
- a tether having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the tether is secured to the tube attachment mechanism, and
- a patient attachment mechanism attached to the distal end of the tether.
A method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a tube,
- obtaining a device for signaling the imminent removal of the tube from an opening in a patient's skin, the device comprising:
- a tube attachment mechanism, wherein the tube attachment mechanism is configured to be temporarily secured to the tube,
- a tether having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the tether is secured to the tube attachment mechanism, and
- a patient attachment mechanism attached to the distal end of the tether,
- securing the tube attachment mechanism to the tube,
- forming an opening in a patient's skin,
- inserting the tube into the opening, and
- securing the patient attachment mechanism to the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.