Patent ID: 9126005
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61M,A62B

Abstract:
1. A breathing tube support device that attaches to a patient or a support surface for holding and supporting at least one flexible breathing tube of a breathing circuit during provision of anesthesia, assisted and artificial ventilation, and/or spontaneous ventilation, comprising: a flexible support arm formed of a length of flexible axially extendable and collapsible accordion-like corrugated tubing having alternating ridges and folds that are expandable and collapsible; a mounting base at a bottom end of said flexible support arm for attachment to the patient or support surface; a breathing tube holder member at a top end of said flexible support arm having an upper portion extending vertically upward and laterally outward from said top end of said flexible support arm terminating in a top edge, and at least one aperture formed in said upper portion for receiving, and releasably engaging a section of the at least one flexible breathing tube of the breathing circuit in a snap fit relation to releasably retain and support the at least one flexible breathing tube; and said flexible support arm being expanded to increase its length longitudinally and collapsed upon itself to shorten its length longitudinally, and being sufficiently flexible to assume a bent or curved configuration, and sufficiently stable to retain said bent or curved configuration, whereby the at least one flexible breathing tube of the breathing circuit held and supported thereby is optimally positionable relative to the patient's head and neck area.