US 11,938,271 B2
Endotracheal tube holder device
Douglas Drew, Raleigh, NC (US); Daniel P. Dwyer, Cary, NC (US); and Christopher S. Jackson, Knightdale, NC (US)
Assigned to TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED, Morrisville, NC (US)
Filed by TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED, Morrisville, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/571,085.
Application 16/571,085 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2019/022466, filed on Mar. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/644,177, filed on Mar. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0009342 A1, Jan. 9, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 90/57 (2016.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0497 (2013.01) [A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 90/57 (2016.02); A61M 16/0461 (2013.01); A61M 16/0493 (2014.02); A61M 16/0688 (2014.02); A61B 2090/508 (2016.02)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for securely holding an endotracheal tube, the apparatus comprising:
a support rail having opposite ends and an exterior portion defining a plurality of retention grooves at least partially along a length of the support rail between the opposite ends, the support rail configured to be placed above a lip of a patient;
an auxiliary clip coupled to the support rail and slidably movable along the length of the support rail between the opposite ends, the auxiliary clip configured to hold an accessory device relative to a face of the patient, wherein the auxiliary clip comprises a positioning bracket configured to slidably engage the support rail, and a clip base having a rear surface and a retention bump extending from the rear surface, the retention bump configured to inhibit movement of the auxiliary clip along the support rail; and
a tube fastener coupled to the support rail and slidably movable along the length of the support rail between the opposite ends, the tube fastener including:
a tube holder base having a first side region and a spaced apart second side region; and
an adjustment clip coupled to the tube holder base, the adjustment clip configured to releasably engage the exterior portion of the support rail for laterally repositioning the tube holder base along the support rail between the opposite ends.