Holding Strap Extending Circumferentially Of Head Or Neck Patents (Class 128/207.17)
  • Patent number: 8794240
    Abstract: An elongate strip of adhesive tape having an adhesive side and a non-adhesive side; (b) a first peel-away tab on and covering more than half the length of the adhesive tape; and (c) a second peel-away tabs on and covering less than half the length of the adhesive side of the adhesive tape so that when the first peel-away tab is peeled off the tape and the adhesive side of the central portion of the adhesive tape is wrapped around a tracheal tube or the like with the remaining portion of the adhesive side of the adhesive tape applied to the cheek or upper lip of the patient and then peeling the second peel-away tab from the adhesive tape and applying the thus exposed adhesive side of the adhesive tape to the other cheek or upper lip of the patient thereby securing the tube or airway to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Majorus Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory P. Marcoe
  • Publication number: 20140196722
    Abstract: A tracheal tube system includes a tracheal tube assembly having a cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway, and a connector coupled to the proximal end of the cannula. The tracheal tube assembly further includes a flange member secured about the cannula. The flange member includes an interior face configured to be disposed onto a patient neck when in use and a first plurality of protrusions disposed on top of the interior face, wherein the cannula and the connector form a contiguous passageway for exchanging fluid with the patient airway in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Kamlesh Sethiya, Emmet Bolger
  • Patent number: 8739796
    Abstract: Various embodiments of flange members and tracheostomy tube assemblies including such flange members are provided. An embodiment of a flange member includes a base portion adapted to receive a proximal end of a cannula, a first flange disposed on a first side of the base portion, and a second flange member disposed on a second side of the base portion opposite the first side. The first flange and the second flange are adapted to rest against a patient's neck to maintain the flange member outside of a patient's airway. The flange member also includes a biocompatible pad reversibly integrated with at least one of the base portion, the first flange, and the second flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Declan Kiernan, Kamlesh Sethiya, Mary Dempsey
  • Patent number: 8739795
    Abstract: An airway stabilization system is provided for maintaining an airway device in a patient's trachea and for preventing clinically significant movement thereof with respect to the patient's vocal cords in response to the application of multidirectional forces to the airway device. The system includes a retention collar secured to the airway device to define a retention structure, a restraining device adapted to releaseably engage the retention structure and to cooperate therewith to prevent clinically significant movement of the airway device, and means for securing the restraining device to a patient's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Securisyn Medical, LLC
    Inventor: Arthur Kanowitz
  • Patent number: 8733358
    Abstract: A respiratory mask includes a frame including a breathable gas port, wherein the frame defines an inner chamber to receive at least one of a wearer's nasal region and mouth, and a cushion including a flange connected to the frame, an inner rim defining an opening to the inner chamber of the frame, and a sealing portion disposed between the flange and the inner rim to contact the wearer's face. The sealing portion includes a nasal seal section to span a wearer's face above the wearer's nares, side seal sections extending from each side of the nasal seal section on both sides of the wearer's mouth, and a chin seal section that extends between the side seal sections, wherein the chin seal section is upwardly curved in an arch to follow the chin's bony contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Perry David Lithgow, Robert Henry Frater, Joanne Elizabeth Drew, Memduh Guney, Timothy Tsun-Fai Fu, Philip Rodney Kwok
  • Patent number: 8720443
    Abstract: A respiratory mask includes a mask frame and a forehead support provided to the mask frame. The forehead support includes a base extending from the frame. The base includes a flexible portion along at least a portion of its length including a material and/or physical characteristic that allows the base to flex from an original, unloaded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Michiel Kooij, Dimitri Marco Maurer
  • Publication number: 20140120494
    Abstract: A head frame apparatus is secured to a human head during maxillofacial surgery and includes devices to easily position and secure an endotracheal (breathing) tube and an anesthesia delivery circuit for the patient that reduces the likelihood that the flow of oxygen through the tube is restricted thereby reducing the risk of severe injury or death. The head frame apparatus also includes a removable reference indicator, which may be easily attached and removed while identifying a reference point of the patient's face. Also the reference indicator includes a universal joint and pointer with an attached ruler. A transport apparatus positions multiple preset reference indicators and allows for preoperative transportation and removal, while protecting the preset reference indicators from inadvertent adjustment. A bendable reference indicator used in an articulator for preoperative modeling allows for easily identifying reference points in a cast model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: Martin Chin
  • Publication number: 20140102458
    Abstract: A securement device used to secure an anesthesia mask or an endotracheal tube to an animal patient during surgery, includes an elongated flexible element having two ends. A first slidable connector is threaded through the two ends and is movable along the elongated flexible element. The first connector creates a first loop in the elongated flexible element such that the first loop is wrappable around the anesthesia mask or the endotracheal tube. The first connector is slidable for securing the first loop around the anesthesia mask or endotracheal tube. A second slidable connector is threaded through the two ends, and creates a second loop in the elongated flexible element. The second connector is positioned such that the second loop is securely attachable to a head of the animal patient using the second connector sliding along the elongated flexible element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Tabitha Landow, Yvonne Szacki
  • Patent number: 8651102
    Abstract: An emergency ventilation apparatus, system, and method for providing ventilation to patients in emergency situations, the system comprising an angled laryngoscope handle and a ventilation-aid securement device. The handle is configured to hold a laryngoscope blade between approximately twenty and forty degrees relative to a lower portion of the handle for more effective intubation of patients. The securement device fits atop a portion of a ventilating mask and is adjustably secured to the patient fitted with the mask by an adjustable strap or similar device. The securement device fits flexibly over the mask providing a seal between the mask and the patient's face. A version of the securement device includes a thumbscrew for engaging with the mask to secure it. Another version of the securement device is further capable of securing an endotracheal tube to a patient using a thumbscrew to advance a retaining arm for engaging the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventor: Donald F. Guillette
  • Patent number: 8631791
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for the administration of positive airway pressure therapies. The apparatus can include a housing, a blower and a mask. The housing is configured to be stably secured on the head of a patient. The blower is secured relative to the housing. A mask in fluid communication with the blower is configured to communicate pressurized air produced at least in part by the blower to the airways of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Somnetics Global Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven S. Bordewick, Joseph A. Baser, Bruce R. Bowman
  • Publication number: 20140000625
    Abstract: The invention provides an assistive device specially designed for use in patient trachea care after a tracheotomy surgery providing an easier and more effective means of managing secretions for both a caregiver and a patient. The Trach Secretion Catcher is a wearable pouch that catches excess mucous and seeping liquids from a patient's tracheotomy open area, facilitating quick and easy maintenance while ensuring patient comfort in the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Brenda J. Williams, JR.
  • Patent number: 8596274
    Abstract: A patient interface system (30) that includes a patient interface assembly (40) and a headgear assembly (70). The patient interface assembly (40) includes a frame (42), a patient circuit connector (44), a seal member (46), and a coupling assembly (50) extending from the frame. The coupling assembly (50) is directed toward the users forehead when worn. The headgear assembly (70) includes an elongated pad support (72), a headgear attachment element (78) disposed on the pad support (72), a headgear strap (80) coupled to the headgear attachment element (78), and an elongated headgear pad (74) coupled to the pad support (72). The pad support, pad, or both are configured so as to extend from the forehead of the user generally along a centerline of the head and terminate proximate to a top of a head. In addition, a coupling assembly attachment assembly (100) is operatively coupled to the pad support (72) to couple the coupling assembly (50) of the patient interface device to the headgear assembly (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Robert Hieber, William Kittridge, Eugene N. Scarberry, Thomas A. McCann
  • Patent number: 8598403
    Abstract: An infant nasal septum protective device has an H-shaped configuration including a first portion that adheres to the outside of the nose when in use, a second portion that adheres to the upper lip when in use, and a third portion that extends between and interconnects the first and second portions in a position overlying the septum when in use, to help protect the septum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: LQ Product & Devices, LLC
    Inventor: Leah A. Quiray
  • Patent number: 8596277
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a tracheal tube may include a pressure monitoring lumen configured to sample the gases in the tracheal space. The pressure monitoring lumen may be in fluid communication with a pressure transducer that provides pressure measurements. An opening of the lumen may be covered with a porous membrane that allow gas to diffuse freely in and out of the lumen, but that prevents secretions from clogging the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Sarah Hayman, Alonzo Baker, Lockett E. Wood
  • Publication number: 20130276791
    Abstract: An airway stabilization system is provided which may be fitted to any airway device to maintain an airway in a patient and which prevents clinically significant movement of the airway device with respect to the patient's vocal cords in response to the application of significant forces in any direction to the device, be they longitudinal, torsional/rotational or bending. The system comprises an improved airway device and an improved securing device having interactive components that cooperate integrally with and engage one another to provide unparalleled strength and stability against movement. The securing device includes a unique stabilizer conjured to releasable engage or release a retention structure on the airway device with a simple twist to facilitate ease of application in all conditions. A connector is also provided for facilitating ease of connection and disconnection to a source of ventilatory air without constricting the airway device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Arthur Kanowitz
  • Publication number: 20130255693
    Abstract: A tracheal tube arrangement includes at least one neck strap including, a deformable material. The tracheal tube arrangement further includes at least one reinforcing member integrated into the neck strap. The reinforcing member includes a first opening for receiving a tie. The reinforcing member further includes at least one reinforcement opening for receiving a portion of the deformable material for bonding the reinforcing member to the neck strap. A method of providing a tracheal tube arrangement that has at least one neck strap is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: William Allen Depel
  • Publication number: 20130233322
    Abstract: The present application discloses a collar for a trach tube, a method of securing a trach tube to the neck of a patient, and a medical device comprising a collar for the trach tube. In one exemplary embodiment, the collar comprises a securing portion, a protection portion, and an attachment portion. The securing portion secures the trach tube to the neck of the patient. The protection portion extends from the securing portion and covers a portion of a flange of the trach tube. The protection portion is also positioned between the trach tube flange and the neck skin of the patient when the securing portion is attached to the trach tube. The attachment portion attaches the securing portion to the trach tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Inventors: Kris R. Jatana, Charles A. Elmaraghy
  • Patent number: 8522789
    Abstract: Airway devices and tube securing devices are disclosed. Methods of making and using airway devices and tube securing devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick John Miller, Michael D. Hall, David Alan Daugherty
  • Patent number: 8522788
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a tracheostomy tube having neck flanges with filleted ends are provided. In certain embodiments, the neck flange may include a fillet extending from a bottom surface of the neck flange to a tip of the neck flange. In addition, the filleted end may also be tapered from a top surface of the neck flange to the tip of the neck flange. The neck flange may also include several curved edges, such as curved edges from the tip of the neck flange to side surfaces of the neck flange, and a curved bottom surface from side surface to side surface of the neck flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Paul Waldron
  • Publication number: 20130220333
    Abstract: A tracheal tube assembly includes a cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway and a customizable flange configured to be secured about the cannula. The customizable flange further includes a first flange portion and a second flange portion. The second flange portion is configured to be selectively removed from the customizable flange to customize the length of the customizable flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventor: Sean Morris
  • Publication number: 20130213405
    Abstract: A ventilator tube holder is provided in the form of a soft patch having opposed ends which are Velcroed to underlying tracheostomy ties, with a central portion having a circular orifice through which the ventilator tube passes and is held. In one embodiment the circular orifice is provided with a notch or slit for easy mounting of the patch around the ventilator tube or for quick removal of the ventilator tube, whereas in a further embodiment a soft elastic tie or strip is Velcroed from one side of the orifice to the other to hold the ventilator tube in place or to tighten the ventilator tube to the patch during any kind of deformation or stretching that may occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventor: Iris Murray Dillworth
  • Patent number: 8499762
    Abstract: An oxygen tubing holder may support oxygen tubing away from a person's ears by providing a clip that may attach to a hat, headband or the like. The oxygen tubing holder may be placed near the ears, thereby permitting standard oxygen tubing to be used with the oxygen tubing holder. The oxygen tubing holder may include a clip end for attaching onto, for example, a hat or headband, and a U-shaped tubing holding end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventor: Ronald Richard Couts
  • Publication number: 20130168507
    Abstract: A tube-securing device includes a flexible plate having multiple attachment points including multiple harness attachment points and multiple tube attachment points. A harness is attached to the flexible plate positioned to expose a patient's mouth and nose clear of the plate in response to adjusting the harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Shane E. Eastman
  • Patent number: 8464718
    Abstract: Various embodiments of tracheostomy tube assemblies including a cannula and a flange are provided. One of the cannula and the flange includes a pair of slots and the other of the cannula and the flange includes a pair of protrusions adapted to be received by the pair of slots. The pair of slots and the pair of protrusions enable two or more degrees of freedom of movement of the flange with respect to the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Sarah Hayman
  • Publication number: 20130139825
    Abstract: A device for securing a tube in position includes a strip of material and first, second, and third attachment members. The strip of material defines a first surface and a second, opposed surface. The strip of material further includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. The first attachment member is disposed on the first surface of the strip of material and is positioned adjacent the first end portion. The second attachment member is disposed on the first surface of the strip of material and is positioned adjacent the second end portion. The third attachment member is disposed on the second surface of the strip of material and is positioned adjacent the intermediate portion. The strip of material is configured to wrap around a tube with the first, second, and third attachment members releasably engaging a strap member to secure the tube in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: AIRWAYS DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Airways Development LLC
  • Patent number: 8443805
    Abstract: A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame and a headgear assembly removably attachable to the frame. The headgear assembly includes a pair of side portions and a rear portion that interconnects the pair of side portions. The pair of side portions includes at least one strap. The rear portion has at least one strap constructed of at least two layers of material. One of the layers of material has a more rigid construction than the other of the layers of material to resist compression of the at least one strap of the rear portion in a first direction which resists movement of the at least one strap of the pair of side straps in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Amal S. Amarasinghe, Perry D. Lithgow, Memduh Guney
  • Patent number: 8434493
    Abstract: The adjustable mouth shield device provides an adjustably fitted mouth shield with adjustable headband for secure fit. The adjustable headband is fastened to the padded earpiece. The straight first extension from the earpiece is angled downwardly and forwardly to terminate in a swivel joint providing almost 360 degrees of swivel. The second extension is arced both downwardly and forwardly. The u-shaped mouthpiece is fitted to the adjustable spring mount for horizontal pivot of the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece may, by virtue of the swivel joint and the spring mount, be moved completely away from a user's mouth and, in turn, pivoted and swiveled to be directly in front of the user's mouth. The inward curves at the distal end of the mouthpiece aid in sliding on the disposable pads that shield a user from objects, foods and other materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Inventors: Eric McGhie, Darrell Harvey
  • Publication number: 20130098368
    Abstract: Airway devices and tube securing devices are disclosed. Methods of making and using airway devices and tube securing devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventor: ECOLAB USA INC.
  • Patent number: 8402964
    Abstract: A neonatal colorimetric carbon dioxide detector has a colorimetric carbon dioxide detector membrane having a pH-sensitive chemical indicator that undergoes colorimetric change in the presence of carbon dioxide. The detector has a patient orifice in fluid communication with the baby's airway and a respiration equipment orifice connected to a breathing system. The patient orifice is connected to a breathing tube and when the breathing tube is inserted correctly into the trachea, as the baby exhales, carbon dioxide interacts with the colorimetric membrane which changes color based upon the concentration of carbon dioxide. The internal volume of the neonatal colorimetric carbon dioxide detector is reduced to properly function with low-birth-weight (neonatal) infants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mercury Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey B. Ratner
  • Publication number: 20130068233
    Abstract: A neonatal endotracheal tube stabilizer has a tube cradle, a tube fixation element attached to said tube cradle and a stabilization bar having a plurality of engagement elements. The stabilization bar extends on either side of the tube cradle to engage two cheek pads. The cheek pads each have a releasable engagement interface dimensioned to engage the engagement elements of the stabilization rod in at least one engaged position. When so engaged, the cradle firmly holds the endotracheal tube in a position selected by a health care provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: VCB IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: David Mark De Lulio, Donald Lee Morris, James Ringgold Strong, James Ringgold Strong, JR.
  • Patent number: 8381731
    Abstract: A medical stabilization device that directs medical tubing onto a compressible foam block where it is attached and stabilized to the patient's body allowing it to be secured against excessive movement, tube dislodgement and positioned in a time efficient manner to prevent obstruction of patient treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Inventors: Jonathon Sedrick Jundt, Cheryl Lewis Jundt
  • Patent number: 8375951
    Abstract: Buckle and respirators having such buckles. The buckle has a movable cinch bar allowing a strap to be inserted into and be secured by the buckle by opening the cinch bar and inserting the strap. The cinch bar then returns to a closed position and supports the strap over the cinch bar. The cinch bar may be deformable through the use of a living hinge connecting the cinch bar to the body of the buckle. The cinch bar may be split into two members, each being deformably coupled to the buckle body, perhaps with living hinges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Yonas Gebrewold, Michael K. Domroese, Dwayne D. Daugaard, Daniel J. Stepan, Lance E. Behymer
  • Patent number: 8360063
    Abstract: An airway tube holder (10) has a face plate assembly to fix an airway tube (24). The assembly comprises a face plate (20) for placement over the mouth of a patient. The face plate (20) has a channel (22) including an open end (23) and a closed end (26) in which the tube (24) is fixedly positioned. A tube holding block (30) is integrally mounted to the face plate (20). The block (30) has a securing means (38, 40, 41) mounted in the tube holding block (30). A clamp (41) is secured to a screw (40) of the securing means by a loop (44) encircling the screw (40). A folded strip (106) is attached to the end of a headband (18) so secure the holder to a patient, and forms hooked portions facing in opposite directions. The block (30) is flexible enough to absorb an over-tightening of the screw (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Laerdal Medical AS
    Inventor: Frode Liland
  • Patent number: 8356597
    Abstract: Airway devices and tube securing devices are disclosed. Methods of making and using airway devices and tube securing devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Microtek Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick John Miller, Michael D. Hall, David Alan Daugherty
  • Patent number: 8302597
    Abstract: A medical tube securing device for a patient is disclosed, comprising at least one bite block and a support frame integral with said bite block, said support frame comprising a protruding extension with at least one inwardly recessed portion so as to avoid contact with the patient's mouth, said protruding extension operable to receive an adjustable medical tube retaining device without contacting the face of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Brendan M. Beely, Gabriel R. Wright
  • Patent number: 8291907
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting the head of a person lying prone or on a side includes a base member that is configured to be worn on the head of the person and to rotate between a plurality of positions relative to a support surface upon which the base member rests. The base member defines at least one support member configured to contact the face of the person. A front support structure is mounted to the base member. The front support structure and the base member are cooperatively arranged to define a space between the front support structure and the face of the person wearing the apparatus. The at least one support member is configured to support the head of the person away from the front support structure when the person is lying prone or on a side and with the base member in any of the plurality of positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventor: David Charles Kuhlmann
  • Patent number: 8286634
    Abstract: A holding device for a respiratory mask includes a headband adapted to extend in an application position from a forehead portion of a patient around a back head portion of the patient. A strengthening element is releasably coupled to the headband to add flexural strength to the headband. The strengthening element is adapted to extend from the forehead portion laterally to respective ear portions and to descend behind the respective ear portions towards the patient's neck. The strengthening element has bracket sections positioned below respective ear portions adjacent the back head portion. A support is coupled to respective bracket sections to support the bracket sections in the back head portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: MAP Medizin Technologie GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Rolf Madaus, Harald Wolfgang Vögele
  • Patent number: 8267090
    Abstract: A therapeutic device for improving the respiration of a patient, with a curved or bent pipe section and a mouthpiece inserted in a first end of the mouthpiece and adapted to provide an easy-to-handle medicinal device by means of which diseases of the airway can be treated, or the pulmonary volume, as well as the pulmonary inhalation performance, of a patient can be improved. This is achieved in that a holding peg connected to the pipe section can be pushed into a second end of the pipe section, and a passage channel disposed in the holding peg which penetrates into the inside of the pipe section, completely or in part, and the holding peg has a flexible hose is attached to it which runs inside the pipe section, the free end of which can move freely in the area of the mouthpiece between inner walls of the pipe section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: R. Cegla GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ulrich Hartmann Cegla
  • Publication number: 20120222682
    Abstract: A tracheostomy tube securer is disclosed herein comprising a band with a first set of apertures and a strap with a second set of apertures. Tracheostomy tube securer further comprises a band thread and a strap thread to lace through the sets of apertures. Tracheostomy tube securer further comprises a tab for quick release of the securing system in an emergency situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Hanh Nguyen, Sean Luong
  • Patent number: 8256427
    Abstract: An endotracheal tube holder is provided. The endotracheal tube holder includes an adjustable securing clamp, an adjusting unit, a bite block, and a securing strap. The adjustable securing clamp includes a first clamping unit having a first clamping portion, and a second clamping unit having a second clamping portion. The first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are oppositely and correspondingly aligned for holding an endotracheal tube. The adjusting unit includes an elastic member, coupled between the first clamping unit and the second clamping unit. The bite block is configured at one side of the first clamping portion and includes an endotracheal tube accommodation portion. The endotracheal tube accommodation portion covers over the endotracheal tube for providing a protection to the endotracheal tube. The securing strap includes two ends respectively coupled to two lateral sides of the first clamping unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignees: Mackay Memorial Hospital, Fortune Medical Instrument Corp.
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Chang, Chien-Hui Yang, Yu-Jen Lin, Hai-Ling Lu, Han-Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 8256421
    Abstract: A patient interface gas delivery mask having a forehead and chin support system including a forehead support, a chin support, and a system for supplying a flow of gas to a patient that incorporates such a mask, forehead support, and chin support. The forehead support includes a supporting arm which is adjustably mounted to the mask shell, thereby allowing the adjustment of the distance between the forehead support bracket and the mask shell in order to adjust for patient's of different sizes. A forehead support bracket is pivotally connected to the support arm. Likewise the chin support is also adjustably mounted to the mask shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Chi Fai Ho, Lance Ranard Busch, Jian An Jiang
  • Patent number: 8230862
    Abstract: A flexible support for holding endotracheal and nasotracheal tubes in place on the face of a patient includes a pair of oppositely disposed adhesively mountable flanges for releasable mounting to the face of the patient, wherein the flanges are interconnected by a single narrow adhesive-backed elongate bridge-piece spanning between the opposite flanges, and wherein the bridge-piece is shaped so as to be mountable on either the filtrum or mandible of a patient, and wherein a pair of adhesive-backed wings are pivotally mounted by a flexible hinge to the bridge-piece for releasable adhesive mounting of the wings to a portion of the tracheal tube once intubated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Inventors: John Gordon McInnes, Aaron David Jackson
  • Publication number: 20120145162
    Abstract: An intra-oral device for positioning an endotracheal tube in the mouth of a patient includes a block disposable between the patients upper and lower teeth. The block has a top surface including an arcuate channel for receiving upper teeth. The block also has a bottom surface including an arcuate channel for receiving lower teeth. The block has an outwardly facing, when disposed, front surface and also a back surface and an aperture extending through the block from the front to the back surfaces for receiving the endotracheal tube. A slot having parallel spaced walls extends from the bottom surface to the aperture and from the front surface to the back surface. A cincher is disposed to cinch the spaced walls of the slot. An endotracheal tube inserted through the aperture can be positioned and cinched in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas R. Haddix, Steven J. Haddix
  • Patent number: 8196583
    Abstract: A patient interface assembly that includes a patient interface device having a first fastening element and a second fastening element and a headgear for attaching the patient interface device to a head of a user. The headgear includes a headgear member having a first headgear attachment portion and a second headgear attachment portion, and an attaching mechanism coupling the first headgear attachment portion to the first fastening element and coupling the second headgear attachment portion to the second fastening element. One adjustment of the attaching mechanism controls a tension in the connection between both (i) the first headgear attachment portion and the first fastening element and (ii) the second headgear attachment portion and the second fastening element simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventor: Steven B. Radney
  • Patent number: 8186353
    Abstract: A tracheotomy tube apparatus that can be contained in a generally flat or collapsed condition for easy transport in a purse or wallet provides a planar sheet member having upper and lower surfaces, the sheet member being flexible so that it can be formed into a tracheal tube shape. The sheet member includes a flange that has a connector for attaching it to the neck area of a patient. The flange can be fitted with a string or cable that can be used to encircle the patients neck and tie the flange to the patients neck. The kit can include a generally flat package that contains the planar sheet member and a small disposable cutting instrument or scalpel. During use, the planar sheet member provides a section that is curled or rolled into the shape of a cone or tube that can be placed into a surgically formed opening in the patients trachea. The flange holds the formed tracheal tube in the selected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventor: Francis E. LeJeune
  • Patent number: 8171933
    Abstract: A respirator that includes a mask body and a nose clip. The mask body is adapted to fit over the nose and mouth of a person, and the nose clip is placed on the mask body to extend over the bridge of the wearer's nose when the mask is worn. The nose clip has a predefined shape that comprises first and second wings. These wings exert a force resiliently inward on each side of the wearer's nose when the mask is worn. The invention eliminates the need for the wearer to individually shape the nose clip to the wearer's nose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Xue, Yonas Gebrewold
  • Publication number: 20120085352
    Abstract: A medical securing device (1) comprising a flexible strap (2) including a longitudinal slot (4) proximal to a transversely narrow bridge section (3) disposed between distal end portions (6, 7), wherein the end portions are connectable to a medical neckband.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Kapitex Healthcare Limited
    Inventor: Ian David Worthington
  • Patent number: 8146592
    Abstract: Fluid flow regulators and fluid conservers are disclosed. An exemplary fluid conserver may be operated in one of an intermittent mode of operation and a continuous mode of operation. Further, the exemplary conserver provides at least two pulses of fluid in response to a first trigger, such as the inhalation of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ameriflo, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Voege, David A. Ferrer, Matthew G. Thie
  • Patent number: 8136524
    Abstract: A mask system includes a frame, cushion, cushion clip, swivel elbow, headgear and/or headgear clips that are configured for use in a clinical or hospital environment. One or more components of the mask system are configured to promote single patient use, e.g., by providing an age indicator and/or preventing disassembly and/or cleaning, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Michael Ging, David John Worboys, Gregory Scott Smart, Muditha Dantanarayana, John Michael Snow, Philip Thomas Stallard
  • Patent number: 8127766
    Abstract: A tracheostomy tube has an inserting portion and a connecting portion. The inserting portion has an air way tube, an inflatable cuff and an inflating tube. The connecting portion is connected to the air way tube and has a resilient connector and a connecting sleeve. The resilient connector has a connecting ring connected to the air way tube. The connecting sleeve is mounted around the resilient connector and has a tubular body, a pressing flange formed on the tubular body and at least one slit defined longitudinally in the tubular body and extends through the pressing flange. Movement and vibrations of a patient circuit connected to the tracheostomy tube are not translated into a patient trachea thereby greatly improving patient comfort, safety and quality of life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventor: Ti-Li Chang