Patent ID: 8651102
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A ventilation-aid securement device for securing a ventilating device to a patient comprising: a flexible face plate that conforms to a curved surface, the face plate having a centrally-located aperture dimensioned for receiving a ventilating device, and means for adjustably securing the face plate to a patient fitted with the ventilation device such that the ventilation device is properly secured to the patient in a stable position; a thumbscrew; a securement housing extending from the flexible face plate around the centrally-located aperture of the face plate, the securement housing having a wall defining an oxygen-supply inlet aperture with a first generally cylindrical circumference dimensioned for closely receiving an oxygen-supply inlet of a mask ventilating device and a tube aperture with a second generally cylindrical circumference dimensioned for closely receiving an endotracheal tube of an endotracheal tube ventilating device, a diameter of the oxygen-supply inlet aperture being greater than a diameter of the tube aperture, the first and second circumferences intersecting such that the oxygen-supply inlet aperture and the tube aperture are connected by an opening narrower than the diameters of the oxygen-supply inlet aperture and the tube aperture, the securement housing defining a thumbscrew housing with an opening for receiving the thumbscrew therein, a portion of the thumbscrew being of sufficient length to protrude through the thumbscrew housing to contact and secure in place the oxygen-supply inlet of the mask ventilating device in the oxygen-supply inlet aperture; and a retaining arm for contacting and securing in place the endotracheal tube, the retaining arm having an elongated extension portion and a flange, a first end of the extension portion attached to an end of the flange, the flange extending generally perpendicular to the extension portion and having a hole therethrough for receiving the thumbscrew, and an opposing second end of the extension portion for contacting and securing in place the endotracheal tube in the tube aperture, the thumbscrew being of insufficient length to secure the endotracheal tube in the tube aperture without the retaining arm.