Patent ID: 11883603
Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 11:
12. A locking tube clip for use with at least one tube, the locking tube clip comprising:
a first region comprising an upper portion and a lower portion configured to circumscribe a portion of a first tube, wherein a first distance between the upper portion and the lower portion of the first region is configured for receipt of the first tube, an inner surface of the first region further comprising a first protrusion configured to engage with an undulating surface of the first tube;
a second region comprising an upper portion and a lower portion configured to circumscribe a portion of a second tube, wherein a second distance between the upper portion and the lower portion of the second region is configured for receipt of the second tube, an inner surface of the second region further comprising a second protrusion configured to engage with an undulating surface of the second tube; and
a pair of jaws extending from the upper portion of the first region and the upper portion of the second region, the pair of jaws configured to attach the locking tube clip to an item, the item being different from the first tube or the second tube,
wherein the first region and the second region of the locking tube clip are positioned in the same plane or in parallel planes such that the first region and the second region of the locking tube clip are configured to position the first tube and the second tube substantially non-coaxial with one another and parallel to one another.