Patent ID: 7900631
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for supporting and retaining an appliance on a person's neck in connection with a tracheostoma comprising: two wings, connected to the appliance, projecting in opposite directions from the appliance; the wings having a skin adhesive element each connected thereto, each skin adhesive element including a hook for connecting the skin adhesive element to the respective wing, each hook including a pin extending outward from the skin adhesive element and terminating in a head having a larger cross-section than the pin, wherein the pin of the hook engages an aperture in the corresponding wing when the skin adhesive element is attached to the wing; and a skin adhesive surface on each of the skin adhesive elements, distanced from the appliance, a space being provided between the adhesive surface and the tracheostoma.