Retention device for medical drainage tubes and billary stents

Details Retention device for medical drainage tubes and billary stents Retention device for medical drainage tubes and billary stents

1996-10-29

1998-04-21

Rimell, Sam

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604 96, 604175, 128DIG26, A61M 532

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active

057412359

ABSTRACT:
A retention device is presently disclosed for attaching and maintaining the positioning of a transcutaneous drainage tube in a patient without the use of suturing. The retention device is structurally configured to accommodate a drainage tube. Further, the retention device has a small tube and at least one pair of inflatable discs. The tube is positioned such that one of the discs in the pair of discs is located interior the epidermis while the other disc in the pair of discs is located exterior the epidermis. As the tube and discs are inflated, the pair of discs act as a grommet for securing the retention device to the epidermis. The tube is filled with a sterile, medically bio-inert saline solution at a point exterior the epidermis. Further, the retention device also has a flexible disc for holding a sterile dressing proximate the insertion position for the drainage tube. The retention device is positionally maintained without the need of suturing or other invasive connecting devices. The avoidance of invasive connections provides greater comfort, less pain and a reduced chance of additional problems for the patient. This also can reduce the expense of the surgery and the requirement for additional insurance coverage.

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