Method and device for supporting and retaining medical appliances

摘要

A device (11) for supporting and retaining medical appliances (10), such as tracheal cannulas and stoma stents, in the neck of a patient comprising supporting means (12) for supporting and retaining the medical appliance (10) and fastening means (13) for fastening the device on the body (36) of a patient. The fastening means (13) is provided at a distance from the supporting means and comprises means for attaching the device to the chest (36) of the patient. A method for supporting and retaining medical appliances (10), such as tracheal cannulas and stoma stents, in the neck of a patient, by fastening the appliance (10) on the body (36) of a patient outside the neck.

主权项

1. A device that supports and retains a tracheal cannula or a stoma stent in a neck of a patient, comprising;
a support, a holder and an intermediate section positioned between the support and the holder such that the support and the holder are spaced apart;
wherein the support is positionable to overlap a stoma in a neck of a patient without contacting the neck while supporting a medical appliance in the stoma; andwherein the holder extends longitudinally from the intermediate section so as to be positionable over a chest of the patient and includes a first fastener and a second fastener, wherein the first fastener is removably attached to a body attachable element that is adherable to the chest of a patient and wherein the second fastener is separately engagable with the patient's chest;
wherein the first fastener is spaced from the support by a first distance and the second fastener is spaced from the support by a second distance, the second distance being larger than the first distance, and wherein the first fastener does not overlap with the second fastener.