Method and apparatus for securing a line to a patient
AssigneeBraidlock Limited
InventorMarc Howard Spinoza
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Abstract
Apparatus for securing a line (112), comprising at least one sleeve (110) of variable length capable when lengthened of gripping the line and when shortened of sliding along the line, the device further comprising release means (214, 216) arranged to shorten the sleeve on application of a compressive force to the release means in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the sleeve.
Claims18
Apparatus for securing a line, comprising at least one sleeve of variable length capable when lengthened of gripping the line and when shortened of sliding along the line, the device further comprising release means arranged to shorten the sleeve on application of a compressive force to the release means in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the sleeve, the release means including biasing means configured to bias the sleeve toward a lengthened position.
Apparatus for securing the position of a flexible line with respect to a patient, the apparatus comprising a flexible line and a sleeve of variable length capable when lengthened of gripping the line and when shortened of sliding along the line, wherein the force required to shorten the sleeve is greater than the force required to cause the flexible line to buckle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.