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US 8,474,461 B2Granted
Apparatus for holding nasal tubes
OwnerStephen J. Masella, Deborah L. Masellainventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a nasal tube holder having a conformable body with a nose section and a forehead section. At least one nasal tube inserted into a patient's nose is held to the conformable body, and the conformable body is held to a patient's forehead. Also disclosed is a method for securing at least one nasal tube to a patient's nose and forehead.
Claims13
A naso-gastric or naso-jejunum tube holder comprising:
- a) a conformable body having an adjustable length comprising a nose section having an overlapping section and a forehead section comprising an overlapping section, wherein the overlapping section of the nose section is connectable at varying locations along the overlapping section of the forehead section, and wherein the conformable body thereby substantially conforms to a patient's nose and forehead and extending from the patient's forehead ending at a tip of the patient's nose,
- b) at least one means for holding at least one naso-gastric or naso-jejunum tube inserted into the patient's nose on a top of the nose section of the conformable body, the naso-gastric or naso-jejunum tube thereby substantially conforming to the top of the nose section of the conformable body along its entire length;
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- c) at least one means for holding the conformable body to the patient's forehead.
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A naso-gastric or naso jejunum tube holder comprising:
- a) a conformable body having a nose section connected to a forehead section by an overlapping section, the conformable body substantially conforming to a patient's nose and forehead and extending from the patient's forehead ending at a tip of the patient's nose, wherein the nose section has a shape and length adapted to be substantially similar to a shape and length of the patient's nose and wherein the forehead section has a length adapted to be substantially similar to a length of the patient's forehead and a width adapted to be substantially similar to a width of the patient's nose;
- b) at least one means for holding at least one naso-gastric or naso-jejunum tube inserted into the patient's nose on a top of the nose section of the conformable body, the naso-gastric or naso-jejunum tube thereby substantially conforming to the top of the nose section of the conformable body along its entire length;
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- c) at least one means for holding the conformable body to a patient's forehead comprising an overlapping section connectable at varying locations along the overlapping section of the conformable body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.