Gastric and tracheal tube holding assemblies
AssigneeAspisafe Solutions Inc.
InventorTalal Sharaiha
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Abstract
Tube holding assemblies and methods for using and making the same are provided, including an assembly for holding a first tube (e.g., a gastric (e.g., nasogastric or orogastric) or tracheal (e.g., endotracheal (e.g., nasotracheal or orotracheal)) tube) to a patient's head while also being adjustable along a track that may be positioned underneath the patient's nose but above the patient's mouth and about an axis of rotation, as well as for simultaneously holding a second tube (e.g., a gastric (e.g., nasogastric or orogastric) or tracheal (e.g., endotracheal (e.g., nasotracheal or orotracheal)) tube) to the patient's head while also being adjustable along the same track and about another axis of rotation.
Claims21
1-80. (canceled)
A method of using an assembly for holding a tube and another tube to a patient's head once a distal end of the tube has been functionally positioned within the patient via a first nostril of a nose of the patient, the method comprising:
- positioning a mount subassembly of the assembly such that a track of the positioned mount subassembly extends above and along an upper lip of the patient;
- sliding a slider clamp body of a lock subassembly of the assembly along the track of the positioned mount subassembly until a tube clamp body of the lock subassembly is aligned with a portion of the tube;
- rotating the tube clamp body with respect to the slid slider clamp body until a passageway of the tube clamp body is aligned with the portion of the tube;
- placing the portion of the tube within the passageway of the rotated tube clamp body;
- and
- sliding another slider clamp body of another lock subassembly of the assembly along the track of the positioned mount subassembly until another tube clamp body of the other lock subassembly is aligned with at least one of:
- a portion of the other tube;
- a second nostril of the nose of the patient;
- or
- a mouth of the patient.
An assembly for holding a tube and another tube to a patient's head, the assembly comprising:
- a mount subassembly defining a track;
- a lock subassembly comprising:
- a slider clamp body operative to be coupled to and slidable along the track;
- a tube clamp body operative to receive and hold a portion of the tube in place with respect to the tube clamp body;
- and
- a hinge operative to allow rotation of the slider clamp body with respect to the tube clamp body about an axis of rotation;
- another lock subassembly comprising:
- another slider clamp body operative to be coupled to and slidable along the track;
- another tube clamp body operative to receive and hold a portion of the other tube in place with respect to the other tube clamp body;
- and
- another hinge operative to allow rotation of the other slider clamp body with respect to the other tube clamp body about another axis of rotation;
- and
- a fastener subassembly operative to secure the mount subassembly to the patient's head.
An assembly for holding a tube and another tube to a patient's head, the assembly comprising:
- a mount subassembly comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a track extending from and along a front face of the base;
- a lock subassembly comprising:
- a slider clamp body operative to be coupled to and slidable along the track;
- a tube clamp body operative to be coupled to the tube;
- and
- a hinge operative to allow movement of the slider clamp body with respect to the tube clamp body;
- another lock subassembly comprising:
- another slider clamp body operative to be coupled to and slidable along the track;
- another tube clamp body operative to be coupled to the other tube;
- and
- another hinge operative to allow movement of the other slider clamp body with respect to the other tube clamp body;
- and
- a strap subassembly operative to secure the mount subassembly to the patient's head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.