Tracheal tube positioning device
OwnerFrancois J. Riendeauinventor
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Abstract
A versatile medical device for securely positioning naso-tracheal tubes during a medical intervention such as maxillofacial surgery, wherein a comfortable naso-tracheal tube positioning device is provided, with the positioning device comprising a partial mask including a base that overlies at least a segment of the upper portion of the face of the patient, and a top portion comprising a tube holder means that securely positions the naso-tracheal tube in such a way as to permit the formation of a loop, wherein the loop is configured so as to avoid impediment or occlusion of the passage of the content thereof due to a kink in the tube while keeping the mouth area of the patient unhindered.
Claims12
A tracheal tube positioning device comprising:
- a partial mask adapted to be positioned above the tip of a patient's nose;
- the partial mask comprising a base portion, a tube positioning portion, and a head securing means for retaining the mask to the head of the patient;
- the base portion including a skin compatible surface which overlies at least a substantial part of the nasal and periorbital areas of the patient's face;
- the tube positioning portion comprising a tube holding means adapted to securely position at least one tracheal tube therein;
- the tube holding means being spaced from the skin compatible surface such that the tracheal tube will be positioned to come down across said tube positioning portion from above and bend under said tube positioning portion adjacent the tip of a patient's nose and assume a configuration that avoids obstruction of the tube due to kinking thereof;
- whereby the tracheal tube positioning device and the tube carried thereby permits access to an area of the patient's face located below the tip of the patient's nose and under medical intervention.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.