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US 5,471,980 AGranted
Tracheostomy tube and oral endotracheal tube holder
OwnerScott H. Varnerinventor
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Abstract
A device for supporting and retaining a tracheostomy tube or an endotracheal tube in operational patient contact includes a support strap, a tube support member having an opening formed therein and at least one resilient tube engagement member projecting into the tube receiving opening for contacting and frictionally retaining a tube in the opening.
Claims8
A device for supporting and retaining a tracheostomy tube or an endotracheal tube in operational patient contact comprising:
- a generally elongate support strap for attachment to a patient;
- and
- means for supporting a tube mounted to said strap and including a body having a tube receiving opening formed therein and a plurality of resilient tube engagement members projecting into said tube receiving opening for contacting and frictionally retaining a tube in said opening.
A device for supporting and retaining a tracheostomy tube or an endotracheal tube .in operational patient contact comprising:
- a generally elongate support strap;
- a tube support member attached to said support strap, said tube support member including a generally flat elongate body having a tube receiving opening formed therein;
- and
- a plurality of tube engagement members formed circumferentially around said tube receiving opening and projecting a predetermined distance thereinto for engaging and frictionally retaining a tube within said tube receiving opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.