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US 4,378,012 AGranted
Endo-tracheal tube holder
OwnerDoland Browninventor
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Abstract
An endo-tracheal tube holder comprises a web or strap including separable fasteners at the ends of flexible material of the web for adjusting the size of a loop formed by the web, and an adjustable tube retaining means secured to the web.
Claims3
An endo-tracheal tube holder comprising an elongate flexible web having front and rear surfaces and opposite ends adapted to encircle a patient's neck and jaw;
- separable fastening means on the ends of said web for joining the ends thereof to form a loop, said fastening means permitting continuous adjustment of the length of the loop so formed;
- aperture means formed through said flexible web intermediate the ends of said web and retaining means for retaining an endotracheal tube including a body portion of flexible material having opposite ends extending through said aperture means formed through said flexible web and secured together to form a retaining loop at the front surface thereof, and means permitting tightening of said retaining loop by relative movement of the ends thereof in a single direction to prevent loosening thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.