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US 8,074,650 B2Granted
Tracheostomy tube holder
AssigneeDale Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsSharon Steeves, Allison Frazer, Ronald D. Russo
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Abstract
A tube holder is provided for securing a medical tube to a patient. In one illustrative embodiment, the tube holder includes a band to secure a medical tube to a patient, and first and second tabs attached at first and second ends of the band to secure the medical tube. Each of the first and second tabs include a hook surface and a loop surface, the hook surface and loop surface to mate with one another to secure the medical tube. The first and second tabs include moisture resistant material located on a surface contacting the patient's skin.
Claims19
A tube holder for securing to a patient a flange for a medical tube, the flange having a first slot and a second slot at opposite ends, each slot being an elongated opening having a length, the tube holder comprising:
- a band to attach to the patient's body, the band having first and second band ends;
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- first and second tabs, each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first tab and the first end of the second tab respectively for attaching to the first band end and the second band end, the first and second tabs including moisture resistant material located on a surface configured to contact the patient's skin, wherein the second end of the first tab and the second end of the second tab each include a tapered region having a wide end and a narrow end and having a gradual taper from a first width at the wide end to a second width that is smaller than the first width at the narrow end, wherein the length of the first slot and the length of the second slot each is smaller than the first width and larger than the second width, such that when the tube holder is securing the flange to the patient, the first slot and the second slot are threaded through by the second end of the first and the second tabs respectively, the first slot being fitted with a first slot-fitting section of the tapered region of the first tab, the first slot-fitting section located between and not at either the wide end or the narrow end of the tapered region of the first tab, and the second slot being fitted with a second slot-fitting section of the tapered region of the second tab, the second slot-fitting section located between and not at either the wide end or the narrow end of the tapered region of the second tab, wherein a width of the first slot-fitting section is about equal to the length of the first slot, and wherein a width of the second slot-fitting section is about equal to the length of the second slot, to prevent twisting or rotation of the first and second tabs when fitted with the first and second slots respectively.
A tube holder for securing to a patient a flange for a medical tube, the flange having a first slot and a second slot at opposite ends, each slot being an elongated opening having a length, the tube holder comprising:
- a band to attach to the patient's body, the band having first and second band ends, and further having a first joining section and a second joining section, the first joining section including a loop material and the second joining section including a hook material, such that the first and second joining sections can be adjustably joined to adjust the length of the band;
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- first and second tabs, each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first tab and the first end of the second tab respectively for attaching to the first band end and the second band end, the second end of the first tab and the second end of the second tab each including a tapered region having a wide end and a narrow end and having a gradual taper from a first width at the wide end to a second width that is smaller than the first width at the narrow end, wherein the length of the first slot and the length of the second slot each is smaller than the first width and larger than the second width, and the length of the band is adjusted such that when the tube holder is securing the flange to the patient, the first slot and the second slot are threaded through by the second end of the first tab and the second end of the second tab respectively, the first slot being fitted with a first slot-fitting section of the tapered region of the first tab and the second slot being fitted with a second slot-fitting section of the tapered region of the second tab, the first and the second slot-fitting sections respectively located between and not at either the wide end or the narrow end of the tapered region of the first and the second tab, wherein a width of the first slot-fitting section is about equal to the length of the first slot, and wherein a width of the second slot-fitting section is about equal to the length of the second slot.
A method for securing to a patient a flange for a medical tube using a tube holder, the flange having a first slot and a second slot at opposite ends, each slot being an elongated opening;
- the tube holder including a band to attach to the patient's body, the band having first and second band ends, and first and second tabs, each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first tab and the first end of the second tab respectively attached to the first band end and the second band end, further the second end of the first tab and the second end of the second tab each including a tapered region having a wide end and a narrow end and the tapered region having a gradual taper from a first width at the wide end to a second width that is smaller than the first width at the narrow end, wherein the length of the first slot and the length of the second slot each is smaller than the first width and larger than the second width, the method comprising:
- threading the second end of the first and the second tabs respectively through the first and the second slot;
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- securing the flange to the patient by fitting into the first slot a first slot-fitting section in the tapered region of the first tab and fitting into the second slot a second slot-fitting section of the tapered region of the second tab, wherein a width of the first slot-fitting section is smaller than the first width and larger than the second width and is about equal to the length of the first slot, and wherein a width of the second slot-fitting section is smaller than the first width and larger than the second width and is about equal to the length of the second slot, and wherein the first and the second slot-fitting sections are respectively located between and not at either the wide end or the narrow end of the tapered region of the first and the second tab.
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