Methods and apparatus for securing a line
AssigneeBraidlock Limited
InventorChris WATSON
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Abstract
A fastener for securing a medical or surgical line with respect to a patient, the fastener comprising: an elongate braided tubular sleeve for receiving the line therethrough, the sleeve having a variable length and being capable when lengthened of gripping the line, an attachment arrangement for attaching the sleeve to the patient, and a sensor mounted to the fastener, the sensor being arranged to sense at least one of a physiological parameter of the patient and a parameter in relation to the line.
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A fastener for securing a medical or surgical line with respect to a patient, the fastener comprising:
- an elongate braided tubular sleeve for receiving the line therethrough, the sleeve having a variable length and being capable when lengthened of gripping the line, an attachment arrangement for attaching the sleeve to the patient, and a sensor mounted to the fastener, the sensor being arranged to sense at least one of a physiological parameter of the patient and a parameter in relation to the line.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of fasteners adapted for securing a medical or surgical line with respect to a patient, each fastener comprising a wireless communications interface and a sensor for sensing at least one of a physiological parameter of the patient and a parameter in relation to the line;
- a controller adapted to communicate with each of the plurality of fasteners via the wireless communications interface, and to trigger an action based on the sensed parameter and a rule defining a condition of the sensed parameter.
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A method of monitoring a plurality of patients in a medical facility, the method comprising:
- i. storing a plurality of associations, wherein each association relates one of a plurality of fasteners with a reporting rule and each fastener is adapted for securing a medical or surgical line with respect to the patient and comprises a sensor for monitoring at least one of a physiological parameter of the patient and a parameter relating to the medical or surgical line;
- ii. receiving sensor data, via a wireless communications interface, from a particular one of said fasteners;
- iii. selecting an action based on the reporting rule associated with the particular one of said fasteners and the sensor data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.