Feeding tube fastener

摘要

One embodiment of a clear rubber base with two parallel grooves in it attached to a clear rubber lid by a clear rubber base/lid connector. The clear rubber lid has four complementary grooves in it so that when the fastener is closed the grooves from the base and lid line up forming a snug fit for the feeding tube. Attached to the lid and across from the base/lid connector is a clear rubber pull tab. Along the bottom portion of the base is a slit that goes around the entire circumference of the base allowing enough room for the adhesive strip to fit into the slit. With the adhesive strip in place the feeding tube fastener can be applied to the skin of the abdomen.

主权项

1. A feeding tube fastener for holding a feeding tube in position, the feeding tube fastener comprising:
a base comprising a pair of grooves configured to receive and hold at least a portion of the feeding tube, wherein the pair of grooves of the base extend across an entire length of the base, wherein the base further comprises a gripping aperture positioned around a circumference of a top surface of the base, wherein a portion of the gripping aperture extends beyond an outermost edge of the base; a lid comprising a side wall extending perpendicular to a smooth and flat top surface of the lid, wherein the side wall has a smooth interior and generally cylindrical shape, wherein the side wall includes two pairs of opposing grooves, wherein the two pairs of opposing grooves are parallel to the pair of grooves of the base, wherein the top surface of the lid and the side wall have a circumference such that the side wall fastens to the gripping aperture of the base approximately in a vicinity of an intersection of the side wall and the top surface of the lid when the lid is closed over the base, and wherein the two pairs of opposing grooves of the lid and the grooves of the base are configured to hold the feeding tube when the lid is fastened to the gripping aperture of the base; and an adhesive strip connected to a bottom surface of the base of the feeding tube fastener, wherein the adhesive strip is configured to be applied on a user.