Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1993-10-21
1995-03-07
Rosenbaum, C. Fred
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
128DIG26, 24 16PB, 604174, A61M 532
Patent
active
053953436
ABSTRACT:
A tube securing device is described which is useful for fixing the position of a medical tubing, such as a thoracostomy tube, with respect to the skin of a patient. The anchoring device comprises a unitary strap resembling a cable tie having a free end, a body portion and a buckle end. The buckle end has two or more unidirectional locking mechanism thereon for enabling movement of the body portion of the strap in only one direction. In operation, the body portion of the device is wrapped around the invasive medical tubing at the point where it enters the skin and the free end of the strap is passed through the first unidirectional locking mechanism on the buckle portion to form a first loop which encircles and grasps the tubing. The loop may be taped to the body to secure the tubing in position. A special release loop is provided that enables removal of the anchoring device from the tubing without damaging the tubing. In another embodiment, the free end of the anchoring device is passed around the tubing and passed through the first locking mechanism in the buckle portion once as described above and then through a second locking mechanism in the buckle portion a second time to make a second loop which may be taped to the skin to secure the device in position. In yet another embodiment the free end may be passed through the first locking mechanism to encircle the tube, then through the second locking mechanism to form a second loop as before, then through a third locking mechanism to form a third loop. The second and third loops form a "Figure 8" or "bow tie" back into the buckle a third time, forming a bow tie. The two loops of the bow tie may then be taped down securely to the skin. The device obviates the need for tape applied to the tubing.
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Petit Michael G.
Rosenbaum C. Fred
Stright Jr. Ronald K.
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