Patent ID: 9457164
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A tracheal tube arrangement including: at least one neck strap with a portion supporting a tracheal tube, with the tracheal tube penetrating through the at least one neck strap from a first side of at least one side of the neck strap to a second side of the at least one neck strap, for extending the tracheal tube into a trachea of a patient and for preventing the tracheal tube from completely extending into the trachea, the at least one neck strap including a deformable silicone material, with the tracheal tube penetrating through the deformable silicone material from the first side of the neck strap to the second side of the neck strap; and at least one reinforcing member, made of different material than the deformable silicone material, mold-integrated and non-removably embedded into the deformable silicone material of the at least one neck strap, each of the at least one reinforcing member including a first opening for receiving a tie, with the first opening penetrating through the at least one reinforcing member and penetrating through the deformable silicone material from the first side of the neck strap to the second side of the neck strap permitting the tie to extend through the at least one reinforcing member and through the deformable silicone material from the first side of the neck strap to the second side of the neck strap, the at least one reinforcing member further including at least one reinforcement opening, separate from and non-conjoined with the first opening, that receives a portion of the deformable material to bond the at least one reinforcing member to the deformable material of the at least one neck strap.