Patent ID: 6871651

Claim:
A surgical apparatus comprising, a bracket ( 28 ) having a horizontal base ( 32 ) and a vertical fin ( 30 ), said horizontal base designed and arranged for placement beneath a patient bed such that said vertical fin ( 30 ) is disposed along side of said patient bed, a supply tube ( 10 ) connected to a source of oxygen ( 36 ), said supply tube carried by said bracket and formed of rigid yet malleable material so that said supply tube can be shaped in to a position above a patient lying on said patient bed, said supply tube having a supply port ( 24 ) disposed at an upper portion ( 23 ) of said supply tube, and a suction tube ( 12 ) connected to a suction source ( 40 ), said suction tube carried by said bracket and formed of rigid yet malleable material so that said suction tube can be shaped in to a position above said patient lying on said patient bed, said suction tube having a suction port ( 26 ) disposed at an upper portion ( 25 ) of said suction tube, said supply tube ( 10 ) and said suction tube ( 12 ) being arranged and designed to support a surgical drape ( 14 ) above a patient's nostrils ( 16 ) and mouth ( 18 ).