Biomedical tube holding device

A method for stabilizing an endo-tracheal or naso-tracheal tube following tracheal intubation of a patient, which comprises steps of:

• stretching a tracheal securing device across a flat surface such as an operating table or an ICU bed such that the body of a cincture is underneath and oriented perpendicular to the patient's neck, said tracheal securing device including;
• a noose for encircling the endo-tracheal or naso-tracheal tube permanently formed at one end of a length of cinture made of resilient, sterilizable material, such as Tricot, having a dense array of loops disposed about its surfaces;
• means for releasably attaching the free end of said cinture to itself, such as a tab of material containing a dense array of hooks about the surfaces of the cinture for engaging said loops;
• placing the noose of said tracheal securing device over the shaft of said endo-tracheal or naso-tracheal tube and sliding said noose down said shaft so as to be level with an oral or nasal opening where said endo-tracheal or naso-tracheal tube is located;
• pulling the free end of said tracheal securing device taut such that a portion of said noose directly engages said endo-tracheal or naso-tracheal tube, wrapping said free end tightly around the said endo-tracheal or naso-tracheal tube to apply frictional force circumferentially to the endo-tracheal or naso-tracheal tube, thus preventing tube slippage;
• releasably attaching the free end of said cincture by maintaining the tautness of the free end and engaging a said array of hooks to the body of said cincture in an area toward an ear of said patient to apply bi-directional force restricting lateral motion of said endo-tracheal or naso-tracheal tube.