Patent ID: 6036673
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
A retention bolster for a corporeal access tube assembly wherein said tube assembly includes a flexible tube segment, comprising:a) an elongated body molded of rubberlike material;b) said body having a passage therein extending substantially along the length of said body and adapted to receive the tube segment;c) said body being split along at least a substantial portion of its length to form a pair of legs which are joined together at corresponding one ends by a bridge and are separable at corresponding other ends;d) one of said legs having an annular collar formed therein adjacent its other end, said annular collar including a lip under which said other end of the other of said legs is nested;e) said body having an annular depression formed around it for receiving an O-ring; andf) a removable O-ring adapted to seat in said depression and normally hold said legs flush against each other in order to retain a tube segment in said passage.