Patent ID: 8156934
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for securing an airway tube in an airway of a patient, comprising: an oral piece connectable to said patient; at least one pass-through aperture formed in said oral piece for inserting an airway tube in said patient's airway through said oral piece; a longitudinally segmented constrictor secured to said oral piece, said segments of said constrictor defining a lumen that is continuous with said aperture of said oral piece to receive said airway tube; and an annular clamp rotatable over said constrictor, wherein said segments of said constrictor are compressible by said clamp, wherein said segments of said constrictor define external longitudinal recesses to retain pawls which are also retained by respective recesses in said clamp, said pawls forcing said segments of said constrictor together to secure said constrictor in a constricting position.