| 摘要 |
An intravenous fluid tube stabilization device (10) for an intravenous feeding tube (31) is formed of an acrylic material that has a cylindrical shape. A lengthwise slit forms two overlapping sides (15, 16) for the device that can be manually spread apart to fit over and clamp onto the top bed rail (13) of a hospital bed. A flap (21) formed in the side of the device that is opposite to the slit has an arcuate end (24) and a fold line (22, 23) spaced from the end through a distance that is greater than the diameter of the intravenous feeding tube. When the arcuate end is bent toward the top of the bed rail, it forms a gap that accommodates the feeding tube between the device and the flap, enabling most of the drag applied by the feeding tube to be borne by the device and to permit relatively free movement of the tube transverse to the bed rail to accommodate the movement of the patient. |
