Patent ID: 6067985
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
An endotracheal tube-holder apparatus for positioning a tube within a patient's trachea, the tube holder apparatus comprising:a curved track adapted to be positioned adjacent the mouth of a patient;a pair of face pads, the pads being mounted at opposite ends of the track and arranged to support the track in spaced relationship to the patient's mouth whereby the area surrounding the patient's mouth is unencumbered for accommodating the circulation of air between the track and said area;a holding block assembly adjustably mounted on said track relative to the mouth of a patient;a tube holding fixture formed as part of said holding block assembly for releasably holding an endotracheal tube;a bite-block support formed as part of said holding block assembly for receiving a bite-block; andmeans for attaching said endotracheal tube-holder apparatus on a patient's head.