Apparatus to contain excessive lengths of medical tubing and cabling

An apparatus for containing excessive lengths of linear based care mechanism, comprising:

• a lower base assembly having:
• an entrance opening disposed at a top of the lower base assembly;
• an exit opening disposed at a bottom of the lower base assembly;
• a plurality of grooves forming a straight captive path and a “S”-shaped captive path, arranged in a manner, such that, a combination of the straight captive path and the “S”-shaped captive path is capable of receiving and containing the excessive lengths of the linear based care mechanism;
• and,
• a captive cover hinged at one end portion to the lower base assembly, the captive cover having a clasp capable of engaging to a clasp engagement means disposed on the lower base assembly, such that, the captive cover is capable of covering the excessive lengths of linear based care mechanism, contained in the combination of the straight captive path and the “S”-shaped captive path of the lower base assembly.

A method of using an apparatus for containing excessive lengths of linear based care mechanism having a lower base assembly, and a captive cover hinged to the lower base assembly, comprising:

• inserting the linear based care mechanism at an entrance opening of the lower assembly;
• routing the linear based care mechanism downwardly towards a straight captive path of the lower base assembly, and further along a “S”-shaped captive path of the lower base assembly towards a plurality of intersection points of the straight captive path and ‘S’ shaped captive path until the linear based mechanism reaches a predetermined intersection point of the plurality of intersection points whereupon the linear based care mechanism changes direction and routed along the straight captive path and out of an exit opening of the lower base assembly;
• and,
• closing the captive cover by engaging a clasp of the captive cover with a clasp engagement means of the lower base assembly, thereby ensuring the linear based care mechanism remaining captive therewithin.