TUBE SECUREMENT SYSTEM

Organization Name

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Inventor(s)

Laurence Gulliver of Auckland NZ

Caroline Geraldine Hopkins of Auckland NZ

Neil Gray Duthie of Auckland NZ

TUBE SECUREMENT SYSTEM

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19014074 titled 'TUBE SECUREMENT SYSTEM

Original Abstract Submitted

The invention relates to systems for securing a tube (e.g. feeding tube) and/or a patient interface or a dermal patch to a user. One embodiment comprises a holder, an interface side of the holder attachable to the patient interface or the dermal patch for securing a feeding tube to the patient interface or the patch, the holder comprising at least a first channel or recess for receiving the feeding tube to couple the feeding tube to the patient interface. Another embodiment comprises a patient interface itself comprising a backing for positioning on a patient's face, a dermal patch having a patient side and an interface side, the patient side of the patch attachable to the user, the patch comprising at least a first flap portion attachable to the tube for affixing the tube to the patch, a two-part releasable connection arrangement for releasably securing the patient interface to the patch.