Tracheostoma device holder
AssigneeAtos Medical AB
InventorJan-Ove Persson
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Abstract
A tracheostoma device holder for holding a tracheostoma device superimposed of a tracheostoma of a person is provided. The tracheostoma device holder comprises a rigid plate for attachment over a tracheostoma via a proximal side thereof, the plate being provided with a through hole, and a tubular tracheostoma device fitting, arranged circumferentially of the through hole, the tubular tracheostoma device fitting extending distally from a distal side of the plate. The plate is manufactured in a thermoplastic material, with a melting/softening temperature allowing for molding according to the local anatomic shape of the person through direct contact between the plate and the skin of the person. A method for adaptation of such tracheostoma holding device is also provided.
Claims15
A tracheostoma device holder for holding a tracheostoma device superimposed of a tracheostoma of a person, the tracheostoma device holder comprising:
- a rigid plate for attachment over a trachestoma via a proximal side thereof, the rigid plate including a through hole;
- a tubular trachestoma device fitting, arranged circumferentially with the through hole, the tubular trachestoma device fitting extending distally from a distal side of the rigid plate;
- wherein the rigid plate is comprised of a thermoplastic material having a melting/softening temperature configured to allow for molding according to the local anatomic shape of the person through close contact between the rigid plate and the skin of the person.
A method for adapting a tracheostoma device holder to neck anatomy of a person, comprising:
- heating a plate over the melting temperature of its thermoplastic material, such that the plate becomes compliable and hand moldable;
- applying a proximal side of the plate onto the neck of the person, such that a through hole formed in the plate is superimposed over a tracheostoma of the person;
- shaping the plate in accordance with the neck anatomy of the person;
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- actively or passively cooling the plate below the melting temperature of its thermoplastic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.