Patent ID: 8701669

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a nasal cannula across a patient's face, the apparatus comprising: a first oxygen delivery tube connected to the nasal cannula, a second oxygen delivery tube connected to the nasal cannula: a first oxygen delivery tube holder comprising an elastic material, the elastic material being looped over itself to frictionally retain the first oxygen delivery tube and being securable to itself by a fastener, wherein elastic material of the first oxygen delivery tube holder allows the first oxygen delivery tube holder to both slide along a length of the first oxygen delivery tube and accommodate varying diameters of the first oxygen delivery tube; a second oxygen delivery tube holder comprising an elastic material, the elastic material being looped over itself to frictionally retain the second oxygen delivery tube and being securable to itself by a fastener, wherein elastic material of the second oxygen delivery tube holder allows the second oxygen delivery tube holder to both slide along a length of the second oxygen delivery tube and accommodate varying diameters of the second oxygen delivery tube; and a strap attached to the first oxygen delivery tube holder, the strap being adjustable in length and selectively attached to the second oxygen delivery tube holder to adjust the distance between the first and second oxygen delivery holders.