US 9,433,736 B2 · Positionable elongated members with multi-axis joints

Abstract

Devices are disclosed that include a positionable elongated member configured to support a delivery tube and maintain a distal end of the tube in a desired position and directional orientation, and to allow the position and orientation of the distal end of the tube to be adjusted by a user. The devices include a multi-segment elongated member configured to support a delivery tube and maintain a distal end of the tube in a desired position and orientation, and a multi-axis joint assembly disposed between segments of the elongated member to allow articulated relative movement of the segments. These devices may be used, for example, in the delivery of vaporized medicine to a patient, e.g., a child or infant on a bed.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a multi-segment elongated member configured to support a tube and maintain a distal end of the tube in a desired position, and
a multi-axis joint assembly, comprising a pivot joint and a swivel joint, disposed between segments of the elongated member to allow articulated relative movement of the segments,
wherein the elongated member defines an open channel configured to receive the tube and the swivel joint is moved between an open position, in which the swivel joint defines a channel that is colinear with the channel of the elongated member, and a closed position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Positionable elongated members with multi-axis joints

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Positionable elongated members with multi-axis joints

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Abstract

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