Nasogastric tube holding device
AssigneeHollister Incorporated
InventorGeorge M. Nowak
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Abstract
A nasogastric tube holding device having an adhesive pad and a pair of clamping jaws pivotally supported along one edge of the pad. The jaws include adjustable latching means for securely but releasably holding nasogastric tubes in wide ranges of size and durometer and for permitting adjustment in the positions of such tubes as desired.
Claims15
A device for holding a nasogastric tube in position, comprising a flexible adhesive pad adapted to be adhesively secured to a patient's nose;
- a pivot pin secured to said pad adjacent one edge thereof and having an end portion protecting outwardly from said edge;
- said pin having its longitudinal axis extending generally along the plane of said pad;
- a pair of clamping jaws pivotally supported by said end portion of said pin for movement of said jaws between closed and open positions;
- and adjustable latching means provided by said jaws for selectively and releasably latching said jaws in any of a plurality of said closed positions for holding nasogastric tubes of different outside diameters between said clamping jaws.
A device for holding a nasogastric tube in position, comprising a flexible adhesive pad adapted to be adhesively secured to a patient's nose;
- a pivot pin secured to said pad adjacent one edge thereof and having an end portion projecting outwardly from said edge;
- a pair of clamping jaws pivotally supported by said end portion of said pin for movement of said jaws between closed and open positions;
- and adjustable latching means provided by said jaws for selectively and releasably latching said jaws in any of a plurality of said closed portions for holding nasogastric tubes of different outside diameters between said clamping jaws;
- said latching means comprising ratchet teeth provided by said jaws.
A device for holding a nasogastric tube in position, comprising a flexible adhesive pad adapted to be adhesively secured to a patient's nose;
- a pivot pin secured to said pad adjacent one edge thereof and having an end portion projecting outwardly from said edge;
- a pair of clamping jaws pivotally supported by said end portion of said pin for movement of said jaws between closed and positions;
- and adjustable latching means provided by said jaws for selectively and releasably latching said jaws in any of a plurality of said closed positions for holding nasogastric tubes of different outside diameters between said clamping jaws;
- and a flexible plate being secured to said pad adjacent said one edge thereof;
- said plate providing a socket receiving an end portion of said pivot pin opposite from said one end portion thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.