Patent ID: 8821448

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for securing to an insertion site on a recipient patient, said apparatus including an implantable flexible tube for sealing within said insertion site, and said apparatus allowing for adjustably securing a length of said implanted tube at said insertion site, comprising: a housing having a front end including a contoured, flexible sealing section, a middle anchor section, and a back end including a tube exit section, wherein said housing has an outer surface and an inner longitudinal lumen extending from said front end to said back end, wherein the lumen is configured to adjustably receive the tube therein, wherein said housing has at least one pair of abutted surfaces which define a slit which extends radially inwardly from said outer surface to said lumen such that said slit extends longitudinally from said front end to said back end, and an anchor having a base and a grip, wherein said grip extends upwardly from said base and wherein said grip is configured to engage said housing in the middle anchor section of said housing, and wherein said base secures to said insertion site; wherein said housing is flexible to permit insertion of at least the front end thereof within said insertion site simultaneously with said implantable flexible tube.