Fixing device for breathing tube

Abstract

A fixing device is applied to fix a breathing tube which includes a free segment located outside a patient, and the fixing device contains: an adjustable collar, a connector, and a fixer. The adjustable collar surrounds a limb of the patient, and the adjustable collar includes a first part and a second part opposite to the first part. The connector connects with the adjustable collar, wherein the first part and the second part of the adjustable collar respectively insert through the connector. The fixer includes a base mounted on the connector and includes two arms extending outwardly from the base so that the free segment of the breathing tube is clamped by the two arms.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a fixing device, and the fixing device being applied to fix a breathing tube which includes a free segment located outside a patient.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A conventional breathing tube is a tracheal tube or a tracheostomy tube configured to help the patient to breathe well.

However, when the patient turns on the bed or gets up from the bed, the breathing tube drops to the ground easily.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a fixing device which is applied to securely fix a breathing tube which includes a free segment located outside a patient.

To obtain the above objective, a fixing device provided by a first embodiment of the present invention contains: an adjustable collar, a connector, and a fixer.

The adjustable collar surrounds a limb of the patient, and the adjustable collar includes a first part and a second part opposite to the first part.

The connector connects with the adjustable collar, wherein the first part and the second part of the adjustable collar respectively insert through the connector.

The fixer includes a base mounted on the connector and includes two arms extending outwardly from the base so that the free segment of the breathing tube is clamped by the two arms.

In a second embodiment, a fixing device is applied to fix a breathing tube which includes a free segment located outside a patient, and the fixing device contains: an adjustable collar, a base, a connector, and a fixer.

The base has the fixer fixed on a front end of the base, the connector arranged on a top of the base, and an orifice defined on the base, wherein the base is integrally injection molded with the connector.

The connector includes a first through hole and a second through hole which are defined on a top of the connector.

The first part has a first loop portion arranged on an outer end of the first part, and the first part has a first hook portion located adjacent to and corresponding to the first loop portion, the second part has a second loop portion arranged on an outer end of the second part, and the second part has a second hook portion located adjacent to and corresponding to the second loop portion.

The base has two apertures configured to accommodate the fixer, the fixer includes two arms formed thereon, each of the two arms has a clamping section, a guide section connecting with the clamping section and located on a front end of each arm, a force section arranged on a rear end of each arm, two protrusions fixed on a top and a bottom of the force segment respectively, a post arranged on a rear end of the force segment, and a return spring fitted on the post.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a fixing device for a breathing tube according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a part of the fixing device for the breathing tube according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is another perspective view showing the exploded components of a part of the fixing device for the breathing tube according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a part of the fixing device for the breathing tube according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the operation of a part of the fixing device for the breathing tube according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the application of the fixing device for the breathing tube according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side plan view showing the assembly of a fixing device for a breathing tube according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST EMBODIMENTS

With reference to FIGS. 1-6, a fixing device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied to fix a breathing tube 100 which includes a free segment 101 located outside a patient, and the fixing device 1 comprises: an adjustable collar 11 surrounding a limb of the patient, a connector 12, and a fixer 13.

The adjustable collar 11 includes a first part 111 and a second part 112 opposite to the first part 112, and the adjustable collar 11 adjustably surrounds a neck of the patient, wherein the adjustable collar 11 is made of flexible material having air permeability.

The connector 12 includes a first through hole 121 and a second through hole 122 (as shown in FIG. 2), and the first part 111 and the second part 112 of the adjustable collar 11 respectively insert through the first through hole 121 and the second through hole 122 so as to connect with the connector 12. The first part 111 has a first loop portion 113 arranged on an outer end thereof and has a first hook portion 115 located adjacent to and corresponding to the first loop portion 113, and the second part 112 has a second loop portion 114 arranged on an outer end thereof and has a second hook portion 116 located adjacent to and corresponding to the second loop portion 114, such that the first loop portion 113 inserts through the first through hole 121 and bents to fasten with the first hook portion 115, and the second loop portion 114 inserts through the second through hole 122 and bents to fasten with the second hook portion 116. Thereby, the adjustable collar 11 is adjustably fitted on the neck of the patient. Each of the first loop portion 113 and the second loop portion 114 is a loop of a hook and loop fastener, and each of the first hook portion 115 and the second hook portion 116 is a hook of the hook and loop fastener.

The connector 12 also includes a body 123, a first retainer 124, and a second retainer 125 (as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4), wherein the first retainer 124 and the second retainer 125 engage with or disengage from the body 123, the first through hole 121 is defined in a distal end of the first retainer 124, and the second through hole 122 is defined in a distal end of the second retainer 125, such that the first part 111 and the second part 112 of the adjustable collar 11 connect with or remove from the connector 12 by way of the first retainer 124 and the second retainer 125 so that the adjustable collar 11 surrounds the neck of the patient quickly.

The body 123 has a locking groove 123 formed in a top thereof (as illustrated in FIG. 3) so that the first retainer 124 and the second retainer 125 lock in the locking groove 126. The body 123 has two press portions 127 arranged on two sides thereof individually, such that the two press portions 127 are pressed to force the first retainer 124 and the second retainer 125 to remove from the body 123 quickly. Alternatively, the first retainer 124 and the second retainer 125 lock in the locking groove 126 by using a bolt and an orifice.

The fixer 13 includes a base 131 mounted on the connector 12 and includes two arms 132 extending outwardly from the base 131 so that the free segment 101 of the breathing tube 100 is clamped by the two arms 132 securely. Each of the two arms 132 is flexible and has a clamping section 1321 and a guide section 1322 connecting with the clamping section 1321. The guide section 1322 is an arcuate face configured to guide the free segment 101 of the breathing tube 100 to move into a clamp portion between the two arms 132. Two clamping sections 1321 of the two arms 132 are arcuate and flexibly clamp the free segment 101 of the breathing tube 100. In one embodiment, the base 131 and the body 123 of the connector 12 are one-piece formed. In another embodiment, the base 131 is rotatably connected with the body 123 of the connector 12 (as shown in FIG. 5), hence the two arms 132 rotatably clamp the breathing tube 100 at a desired angle.

Referring further to FIG. 6, the adjustable collar 11 of the fixing device 1 surrounds the neck of the patient, and the fixer 13 of the fixing device 1 is located between the neck and a chest of the patient so that the free segment 101 of the breathing tube 100 is fixed by the fixer 13 to locate between the neck and the chest of the patient securely.

With reference to FIGS. 1-7, a fixing device 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention comprises: an adjustable collar 11, a base 131, a connector 12, and a fixer 13. The base 131 has the fixer 13 fixed on a front end thereof, the connector 12 arranged on a top of the base 131, and an orifice 135 defined on the base 131, wherein the base 131 is integrally injection molded with the connector 12 so as to eliminate the body 123, the first retainer 124, the second retainer 125, the locking groove 126, and the two press portions 127 of the first embodiment.

The connector 12 includes a first through hole 121 and a second through hole 122 which are defined on a top of the connector 12.

The first part 111 has a first loop portion 113 arranged on an outer end thereof and has a first hook portion 115 located adjacent to and corresponding to the first loop portion 113, and the second part 112 has a second loop portion 114 arranged on an outer end thereof and has a second hook portion 116 located adjacent to and corresponding to the second loop portion 114.

The base 131 has two apertures 133, 134 configured to accommodate the fixer 13. The fixer 13 includes two arms 132 formed thereon, each of the two arms 132 has a clamping section 1321, a guide section 1322 connecting with the clamping section 1321 and located on a front end of each arm 132, a force section 1323 arranged on a rear end of each arm 132, two protrusions 1324 fixed on a top and a bottom of the force segment 1323 respectively, a post 1325 arranged on a rear end of the force segment 1323, and a return spring 1326 fitted on the post 1325, such that the two protrusions 1324 are accommodated in the orifice 135, and the return spring 1326 is fitted on the post 1325 so that each arm 132 clamps the breathing tube 100 firmly.

While the first embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. The scope of the claims should not be limited by the first embodiments set forth in the examples, but should be given the broadest interpretation consistent with the description as a whole.

Claims

1. A fixing device being applied to fix a breathing tube which includes a free segment located outside a patient, and the fixing device comprising: an adjustable collar including a first part and a second part opposite to the first part;a connector connecting with the adjustable collar, wherein the first part and the second part of the adjustable collar respectively insert through the connector; anda fixer including a base mounted on the connector, and the fixer including two arms extending outwardly from the base so that the free segment of the breathing tube is clamped by the two arms.

2. The fixing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjustable collar surrounds a limb of the patient.

3. The fixing device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adjustable collar adjustably surrounds a neck of the patient, and the adjustable collar is made of flexible material having air permeability.

4. The fixing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector includes a first through hole and a second through hole, and the first part and the second part of the adjustable collar respectively insert through the first through hole and the second through hole of the connector.

5. The fixing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first part has a first loop portion arranged on an outer end thereof and has a first hook portion located adjacent to and corresponding to the first loop portion, and the second part has a second loop portion arranged on an outer end thereof and has a second hook portion located adjacent to and corresponding to the second loop portion, such that the first loop portion inserts through the first through hole and bents to fasten with the first hook portion, and the second loop portion inserts through the second through hole and bents to fasten with the second hook portion.

6. The fixing device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the connector includes a body, a first retainer, and a second retainer, the first through hole is defined in a distal end of the first retainer, and the second through hole is defined in a distal end of the second retainer, such that the first part and the second part of the adjustable collar connect with or remove from the connector by way of the first retainer and the second retainer.

7. The fixing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base is rotatably connected with the connector.

8. The fixing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the two arms is flexible and has a clamping section and a guide section connecting with the clamping section, the guide section is configured to guide the free segment of the breathing tube to move into a clamp portion between the two arms, and each arm flexibly clamps the free segment of the breathing tube.

9. A fixing device being applied to fix a breathing tube which includes a free segment located outside a patient, and the fixing device comprising: an adjustable collar, a base, a connector, and a fixer; the base having the fixer fixed on a front end of the base, the connector arranged on a top of the base, and an orifice defined on the base, wherein the base is integrally injection molded with the connector;the connector including a first through hole and a second through hole which are defined on a top of the connector;the first part having a first loop portion arranged on an outer end of the first part, and the first part having a first hook portion located adjacent to and corresponding to the first loop portion, the second part having a second loop portion arranged on an outer end of the second part, and the second part having a second hook portion located adjacent to and corresponding to the second loop portion;wherein the base has two apertures configured to accommodate the fixer, the fixer includes two arms formed thereon, each of the two arms has a clamping section, a guide section connecting with the clamping section and located on a front end of each arm, a force section arranged on a rear end of each arm, two protrusions fixed on a top and a bottom of the force segment respectively, a post arranged on a rear end of the force segment, and a return spring fitted on the post.