Medical tube holder and support structure
AssigneeAckrad Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsRobert M. Landis, Bernard Ackerman
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Abstract
The invention is addressed to a medical tube holder of resilient material for the placement of endotracheal, gastrointestinal or other tubes relative to the body of a patient. The preferred embodiment includes body attachment site, a medical tube support extension projecting from the body attachment site and a frictional tube engagement structure.
Claims24
A medical tube holder of resilient material for the placement of endotracheal, gastrointestinal and other such tubes relative to a patient's body comprising:
- a body attachment site compatible with contact with human flesh;
- a medical tube support extension projecting from said body attachment site, said extension comprising at least two regions;
- a first of said regions being a stress dissipation region having means for reduction of stress forces exerted on said medical tube holder;
- and a second of said regions being a medical tube support region having a concave trough running along at least a portion of its length;
- frictional tube engaging means associated with said tube support extension for inhibiting longitudinal motion of an inserted tube pressed against said engaging means;
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- means for securing a medical tube within said holder.
A method of holding a medical tube having one end thereof inserted into a patient's body, utilizing the following steps:
- attaching to the surface of a patient's body, a medical tube holder comprising a body attachment site and, projecting therefrom, a medical tube support extension;
- positioning said medical tube within said patient's body;
- placing a medical tube on the upper surface of said support extension such that the outside surface of said medical tube contacts the inside of a concave trough which runs along a portion of said support extension;
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- wrapping an elongated flexible strip attached to said support extension around the circumference of said medical tube by means of a one-handed motion such that the inner surface of said elongated flexible strip contacts a fastening means located on the lower surface of said support extension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.