Medical tube holding device and associated securing strap (US5653228)


	Parent Case:			This application is a continuation-in-part of my U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/516,817, filed Aug. 18, 1995, now abandoned, which was a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 328,685, filed Oct. 25, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,448,985, issued on Sep. 12, 1995.
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	First Claim: Show all 11 claims			I claim: 1. A medical tube holding device for holding at least one medical tube proximate a patient's body, said tube holding device comprising: a tube engaging assembly for releasably engaging and maintaining the position of at least one medical tube, said tube engaging assembly having first and second strap engaging portions; and a securing strap for releasably maintaining the position of said tube engaging assembly, said securing strap having a first end portion secured to said first strap engaging portion of said tube engaging assembly and having a second end portion secured to said second strap engaging portion of said tube engaging assembly, said securing strap including at least three strap members each having a first and second end portion and a central portion, said strap members being pivotally secured together proximate said first end portions of said strap members and pivotally secured together proximate said second end portions of said strap members such that said strap members pivot with respect to one another proximate said first and second end portions of said strap members, whereby said strap members can be pivoted to selectively space said central portions of said strap members to facilitated engagement of said securing strap with a selected portion of a patient's body as said securing strap and said tube engaging assembly cooperatively encircle a selected portion of a patient's body.
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US5037397	1991-08	Kalt et al.	Medical Distributors, Inc.	Universal clamp
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US5163914	1992-11	Abel		Support for a respirator hose
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	Foreign References:			None
	Other Abstract Info:			DERABS G1995-327394 DERABS G1997-331704
	Other References:			Brit. J. Anaesth. (1955), 27, 260, "A New Endotracheal Catheter Fixation", by Frey.
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