US4622034A
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Medical tube holder
Assignee: ERGOMED Inc 5426 BILLINGTON DR SAN ANTONIO TX 78230 A CORP OF TX
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Filing: 1985-02-27
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Granted: 1986-11-11
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Expires: 2005-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A tube holder comprised of a foam strip which has apertures in the strip running the length of the strip at spaced intervals. The resilient nature of the foam facilitates holding a trachea or nasogastric tube sufficiently firmly in place when the strip is wrapped around the patient's head and two of the apertures are aligned so that the tube can be inserted through the apertures into a patient's body orifice. The apertures may be circular or slits. An alternative embodiment uses a similar foam material but has a single aperture at one end for inserting the tube through, with the other end of the strip wrapping around a person's head and being wrapped around the tube and fixed by Velcro or similar substances.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce T. Shattuck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; A61M16/00; A61M16/04; A61M16/0488; A61M16/0497; A61M2025/0206; A61M2025/0213; A61M2025/022; A61M2025/0253; A61M2025/026; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A medical tube holding device comprising: a flexible strip of resilient foam material; a flexible strip of porous material coextensive with said flexible foam strip having a surface smoother than the surface of said strip of foam material and integral therewith; and a plurality of holes spaced along the length of said integral foam and porous material strip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A medical tube holding device comprising: a flexible strip of resilient foam material; a flexible strip of porous material coextensive with said flexible foam strip having a surface smoother than the surface of said strip of foam material and integral therewith; and a plurality of holes spaced along the length of said integral foam and porous material strip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The medical tube holding device of claim 1 wherein each of the holes in said integral foam and porous material strip is circular.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The medical tube holding device of claim 1 wherein each of the holes in said integral foam and porous material strip is a slit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
156 words
A medical tube holding device comprising: an elongate flexible strip of resilient foam material; a flexible strip of porous material coextensive with said flexible foam strip having a surface smoother than the surface of said strip of foam material and integral therewith; means for releasably securing one end of said integral foam and porous material strip to the other end of said strip; and aperture means extending through said strip for receiving a medical tube near the other end of said integral foam and porous material strip, the medical tube receiving means at said other end of said integral foam and porous material strip being operable to secure a medical tube in place in cooperation with the means for releasably securing the other end of said integral foam and porous material strip when said aperture means and said means for releasably securing the other end of said integral foam and porous material strip are in alignment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
156 words
A medical tube holding device comprising: an elongate flexible strip of resilient foam material; a flexible strip of porous material coextensive with said flexible foam strip having a surface smoother than the surface of said strip of foam material and integral therewith; means for releasably securing one end of said integral foam and porous material strip to the other end of said strip; and aperture means extending through said strip for receiving a medical tube near the other end of said integral foam and porous material strip, the medical tube receiving means at said other end of said integral foam and porous material strip being operable to secure a medical tube in place in cooperation with the means for releasably securing the other end of said integral foam and porous material strip when said aperture means and said means for releasably securing the other end of said integral foam and porous material strip are in alignment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The medical tube holding device of claim 4 wherein said aperture means is circular.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The medical tube holding device of claim 4 wherein said aperture means is a slit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The medical tube holding device of claim 4 wherein said medical tube receiving means comprises a plurality of holes spaced along the length of said strip.
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