Apparatus for umbilical catheter
OwnerClay Kennard, James A. Harrisoninventors
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Abstract
A medical catheter or tube clamp or support structure that is secured to an infant and holds a medical tube in place to prevent the tube from pistoning (axially moving within the infant relative to the entry point). In one embodiment, the medical tube claim comprises a catheter securing system that further includes a base that further includes at least one base member, a tube support member integrally formed with at least one base member that allows the tube to be inserted into an umbilical cord or stub in a relationally secure manner to prevent the tube from pistoning within an infant, and at one least channel for receiving a tube or catheter of a specified size and for securely holding the tube or catheter.
Claims19
A catheter securing system, comprising:
- a base formed of a silicon or plastic matter;
- a catheter;
- a catheter support member integrally formed with the base that allows the catheter to be inserted into a patient in a relationally secure manner to prevent the catheter from pistoning within an infant when the base is securely affixed to the patient, wherein the catheter support member comprises:
- a first securing element that is aligned substantially vertically that defines at least one channel that holds the catheter substantially vertically in relation to the base;
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- a second securing element that defines at least one channel that is axially disposed in a substantially non-parallel manner in relation to the first securing element;
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- wherein the catheter is securely affixed to the catheter support member by the first and second securing elements.
A catheter securing system, comprising:
- a base member defining an aperture that can circumvent an umbilical stub formed of a silicon or plastic matter;
- a tube or catheter;
- a tube support member integrally formed with the base member that allows the tube to be inserted into a baby umbilical cord or stub in a relationally secure manner to prevent the tube from pistoning within an infant wherein the tube support member is configured to securely hold the tube or catheter away from an infant's body;
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- the tube support member comprising a plurality of channels for receiving the tube or catheter of a specified size and for securely holding the tube or catheter wherein at least two of the channels are sized to hold tubes or catheters having different sizes.
A catheter securing system, comprising:
- a base formed of a silicon or plastic matter that further includes at least one base member;
- a tube support member integrally formed with the at least one base member that holds a tube or catheter vertically to be directed inserted axially into an umbilical cord or stub in a relationally secure manner to prevent the tube from pistoning within an infant;
- a plurality of outwardly extending flanges that extend from the base;
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- the tube support member comprising at one least channel for receiving the tube or catheter of a specified size and for securely the tube or catheter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.