Medical tube holder
OwnerTomasz H. Voychehovskiinventor
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Abstract
A holder for anchoring medical tubes which are used for providing access to hollow body organs. The holder consists of a band adapted to be adhesively secured to the face of the patient at three points. A series of receptacles is provided along the length of the band into which anchor elements may be selectively engaged. The anchor element supports the tube adjacent the band and anchors the tube against both lateral displacement and longitudinal displacement affecting the depth of penetration of the tube. The interconnection of the anchor with the band is facilitated by a quick-connect-disconnect arrangement provided by a plug portion on the anchor engaging in a complementary receptacle in the band.
Claims19
A holder for anchoring endotracheal tubes to the face of a patient comprising in combination:
- a supporting band having a length to extend across the full width of the face along the upper jaw of the patient between the ears, and a width, at least at its central portion, sufficiently narrow to fit between the nose and the upper lip of the patient, when the upper longitudinal edge is positioned adjacent the patient's nostrils and the lower longitudinal edge extends along the upper lip;
- a series of receptacles between the upper and lower edges positioned at spaced intervals along the length of said band;
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- an anchor element having plug means adapted to be selectively engaged in any one of the receptacles in said series and a collar portion to receive the endotracheal tube for positioning relative to the face;
- whereby said tube may be selectively anchored in any one of said series of receptacles along the length of said band.
In combination with a medical tube which penetrates through an opening in the body of a patient to provide access to an internal organ, a holder for anchoring the tube to the body of a patient, comprising:
- a supporting band having a length to encircle the body adjacent said opening;
- at least one receptacle positioned along the length of said band;
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- an anchor element having plug means adapted to be selectively engaged in and disengaged from the receptacle and a collar portion to receive and engage the tube for positioning the tube relative to the opening;
- adjustable means to retain said tube in said anchor element and to adjustably retain the tube against longitudinal displacement, and to thereby positively locate the interior end of said tube at the proper site providing the desired access to said internal organ.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.