Tracheal tube holding device

A tracheal tube holding device for stabilizing a tracheal tube in the mouth of a patient, said device comprising:

• a support dimensioned to fit over a patient's mouth, said support having a first end, a second end, first and second sides extending between said first and second ends, a front face and a rear face, said first side having an open slot defining an opening extending transversely through said support for receiving a tracheal tube, said slot having a bottom end;
• a guide member coupled to said rear face of said support and surrounding said bottom end of said slot for guiding a tracheal tube to said patient;
• a jaw pivotally coupled to said support by a coupling pin, said jaw having a side with a slot therein complementing said slot of said support, said jaw being pivotable between an open position and a clamping position to clamp a tracheal tube in said slot in said support and said slot in said jaw;
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• a releasable latching assembly for latching said jaw in said clamping position.

A tracheal tube holding device for holding a tracheal tube in the mouth of patient, comprising:

• a support dimensioned to fit over a patient's mouth, said support having a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, said first side having a recess defining an opening extending transversely through said support for receiving a tracheal tube, said opening being located between said first and second ends;
• a jaw coupled to said support and being pivotable about a pivot axis, said jaw being pivotable between an open position and a clamping position, said jaw having a first end with a first latching member and having a recess for cooperating with said recess in said support;
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• a second latching member coupled to said first end of said support having a side edge facing said opening in said support and positioned to engage said first latching member of said jaw for latching said jaw in said clamping position, said second latching member comprising a flexible latching arm coupled to said support for releasably coupling with said first latching member, said flexible latching arm having a first end fixed to said support and a second free end, and being flexible about said first end whereby said second end is movable in a direction away from said jaw to release said jaw from said clamping position.

A tracheal tube holding device for holding a tracheal tube in the mouth of patient, comprising:

• a support dimensioned to fit over a patient's mouth, said support having a first end, a second end and an opening extending transversely through said support for receiving a tracheal tube, said opening being located between said first and second ends;
• a jaw coupled to said support and being pivotable about a pivot axis, said jaw being pivotable between an open position and a clamping position, said jaw having a first end with a first latching member;
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• a second latching member coupled to said first end of said support and positioned to engage said first latching member of said jaw for latching said jaw in said clamping position, said second end of said support including a first actuator member, and said jaw having a second end with a second actuator member, said first and second actuator members being positioned for pivoting said jaw between said open position and said clamping position.

A tracheal tube holding device for holding a tracheal tube in the mouth of patient, comprising:

• a support dimensioned to fit over a patient's mouth, said support having a first end, a second end and an opening extending transversely through said support for receiving a tracheal tube, said opening being located between said first and second ends;
• a jaw coupled to said support and being pivotable about a pivot axis, said jaw being pivotable between an open position to a clamping position, said jaw having a first end with a first latching member;
• a second latching member coupled to said first end of said support and positioned to engage said first latching member of said jaw for latching said jaw in said clamping position;
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• a first flexible leg coupled to said first end of said support, and a second flexible leg coupled to said first end of said jaw, said first and second legs being coupled together to define said pivot axis.

A tracheal tube holding device for holding a tracheal tube in the mouth of patient, comprising:

• a support dimensioned to fit over a patient's mouth, said support having a first end, a second end and an open slot extending transversely through said support for receiving a tracheal tube, said open slot being located between said first and second ends and having a depth greater than a width of the tracheal tube, whereby said tracheal tube is received completely in said slot;
• a jaw coupled to said support and being pivotable about a pivot axis, said jaw being pivotable between an open position and a clamping position, said jaw having a first end and a second end with said pivot axis being positioned between said first end and a second end, a side edge extending between said first end and said second end, said first end defining a first latching member;
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• a flexible arm having a second latching member and being coupled to said support and positioned to engage said first latching member of said jaw for latching said jaw in said clamping position, said flexible arm being oriented in a plane parallel to and spaced from a plane of said support, and having a first end fixed to said support and a second free end, said flexible arm being sufficiently resilient to bend away from said jaw between a latching position and an unlatching position with respect to said jaw.