Patent ID: 8074650

Claim:
A tube holder for securing to a patient a flange for a medical tube, the flange having a first slot and a second slot at opposite ends, each slot being an elongated opening having a length, the tube holder comprising: a band to attach to the patient's body, the band having first and second band ends; and first and second tabs, each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first tab and the first end of the second tab respectively for attaching to the first band end and the second band end, the first and second tabs including moisture resistant material located on a surface configured to contact the patient's skin, wherein the second end of the first tab and the second end of the second tab each include a tapered region having a wide end and a narrow end and having a gradual taper from a first width at the wide end to a second width that is smaller than the first width at the narrow end, wherein the length of the first slot and the length of the second slot each is smaller than the first width and larger than the second width, such that when the tube holder is securing the flange to the patient, the first slot and the second slot are threaded through by the second end of the first and the second tabs respectively, the first slot being fitted with a first slot-fitting section of the tapered region of the first tab, the first slot-fitting section located between and not at either the wide end or the narrow end of the tapered region of the first tab, and the second slot being fitted with a second slot-fitting section of the tapered region of the second tab, the second slot-fitting section located between and not at either the wide end or the narrow end of the tapered region of the second tab, wherein a width of the first slot-fitting section is about equal to the length of the first slot, and wherein a width of the second slot-fitting section is about equal to the length of the second slot, to prevent twisting or rotation of the first and second tabs when fitted with the first and second slots respectively.