Method for holding an endotracheal tube holder
AssigneeMarpac Corporation
InventorsJeff Alcalde, David Mayberry
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Abstract
A method for holding an endotracheal (“ET”) tube on a patient which securely holds the ET tube and enables a healthcare provider to quickly and easily move the ET tube laterally at various positions. The ET tube can be secured to a carriage that slides laterally and can optionally be stopped at one or more predetermined locations, which predetermined locations can optionally be noted with unique identifiers which enable the healthcare provider to accurately document the position of the ET tube. A foam layer is preferably provided to keep rigid plastic components from applying directly contacting and directly applying pressure to the patient’s skin.
Claims6
A method for holding an endotracheal (“ET”) tube on a patient comprising:
- securing an ET tube holder to a patient by placing a neck strap around the patient;
- protecting a face of the patient from contacting a track of the ET tube holder by disposing padding between the track and the patient's face,
- wherein said padding is shaped to fit snugly against the patient’s face extending from one cheek to the other cheek and on the patient’s upper lip,
- securing the ET tube to the ET tube holder by wrapping a belt around the ET tube and attaching the belt to a buckle on a carriage of the ET tube holder,
- wherein a bridge portion is connected to the padding at the bridge portion’s end points and projects away from the padding,
- wherein the carriage is movably positionable along the bridge portion,
- wherein there is separation between the padding and the bridge portion such that the carriage is not in contact with the padding when the carriage is disposed on the bridge portion;
- and
- securing the buckle by wrapping a tail of the belt around the ET tube and then securing the belt to the buckle by placing a peg of the buckle through a hole in the belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.