KR102476049B1 - Holding apparatus for medical tube - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes an upper fixing unit and an upper fixing unit including a gripping part; A lower fixing unit and a lower fixing unit, characterized in that it is configured to include a lower fixing part and a support part located under the upper fixing unit; It is possible to provide a medical tube fixing device characterized by comprising a; detachable means. According to the above, it is possible to solve the discomfort of the patient and medical staff, and it is possible to secure more fixation force, thereby improving durability.

Description

Medical tube fixing device {HOLDING APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL TUBE}

The present invention relates to a medical tube fixing device, and more particularly, to a medical tube fixing device capable of minimizing inconvenience to patients and medical staff and enabling continuous use.

In general, a medical tube such as a Levin Tube is a frequently used product in the medical field. In the case of decompression by removing body fluids and gases from the stomach, reducing stomach pressure after surgery or trauma to prevent nausea and vomiting To prevent or relieve vomiting, before and after gastrointestinal surgery, to diagnose motor function of the gastrointestinal tract, to flush heavy stomach bleeding or toxicity, to treat mechanical obstruction of the intestine, to use medications It is used in various cases, such as for administering and supplying nutrients directly into the gastrointestinal tract, or for collecting samples for examination when pyloric or intestinal obstruction is suspected.

On the other hand, as an example of a technology for fixing such a medical tube, Korean Registration No. 10-1292958 is a fixing part for fixing a tube protruding from the nose, and attached to the skin to support the tube fixed to the fixing part. A medical tube fixing device is disclosed, comprising an attachment part to be attached and a connection part having one side coupled to the fixing part and the other end coupled to the attachment part, and the fixing part including an insertion hole into which a tube protruding from the nose is inserted. there is a bar

However, the conventional medical tube is not only inconvenient for patients and medical staff to use because the medical tube is repeatedly wound with a fixing tape such as a bandage and then attached, and the fixing tape often falls off, causing inconvenience in use and poor fixing power. There was a problem with low durability and poor durability.

Republic of Korea Registration No. 10-1292958

An object of the present invention is to provide a medical tube fixing device that can solve the inconvenience of use by patients and medical staff, and can improve the durability by improving the fixing force.

The present invention is an upper fixing unit comprising an upper fixing part having an upper seating surface formed to surround the upper side of the outer circumference of a medical tube, and a gripping part coupled to the outside of the upper fixing part so that a worker can grip it. ; The lower fixing part is located at the lower part of the upper fixing unit and is detachably coupled with the upper fixing unit and has a lower seating surface formed to surround the other outer circumference of the medical tube, and the lower fixing part is coupled to the outer lower part of the lower fixing part. A lower fixing unit characterized in that it is configured to include a support for supporting and; It is possible to provide a medical tube fixing device characterized in that it is configured to include; a detachable means for attaching and detaching to the body or clothing provided on the lower surface of the support unit.

Here, it is formed on the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit, respectively, and is configured to further include a detachable means for detachably coupling the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit to each other, and the detachable means includes a fitting protrusion protruding from the gripping portion and a gripping portion It is formed on the side of the lower fixing part in contact with the fitting protrusion may be configured to include a fitting groove that is detachably fitted.

In addition, the upper fixing part has a semi-cylindrical shape, the central axis is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube, and the upper seating surface is formed on the inner circumferential surface to be coupled to the outer circumferential upper surface of the medical tube, and the gripping parts are paired, respectively. One side of the coupling member coupled to the outer circumferential side of both sides of the upper fixing part, the side is coupled to the other side of the coupling member, the upper part is configured to be gripped by the user, and the lower part in contact with the outer surface of the lower fixing part is Fitting protrusions may be configured to include a protruding holding member.

The lower fixing part has a semi-cylindrical shape, the central axis is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube and is symmetrically located at the bottom of the upper fixing part, and the lower seating surface is formed on the inner circumferential surface to be coupled to the outer circumferential lower side of the medical tube, and the outer surface It is configured to form a fitting groove into which the fitting protrusion is fitted, and the support part is coupled to the lower fixing part in the upper surface central portion in a plate shape, and the lower surface of the gripping member on both sides of the upper surface may be configured to be seated, respectively.

The upper seating surface is configured so that the inner circumferential diameter gradually increases from one end of the upper fixing part to the other end, and the lower seating surface has an inner circumferential diameter from one end of the lower fixing part to the other end so as to be symmetrical with the upper seating surface. It can be configured to increase gradually.

The detachable means may be composed of any one of Velcro tapes, magnetics, buttons, and male and female coupling hooks.

The holding member may further include detachable protrusions formed to protrude from the lower surface and detachably coupled to detachable grooves formed on the upper surface of the support unit.

The upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit may be formed of any one of rubber material, polyethylene resin, silicone resin, EVA resin (ethylene-vinyl acetate resin), and PVC resin.

Medical tube fixing device according to the present invention can provide the following effects.

First, it is easily combined with a medical tube through an upper fixing unit and a lower fixing unit that are detachably coupled to each other, and can solve the inconvenience of patients and medical staff in use through a detachable means including Velcro tape, and fixing tape It is possible to secure more fixation force than when using, and thus improve durability.

Second, by improving continuity, it is possible to solve the inconvenience of patients and medical staff due to periodic and frequent replacement.

Third, since it is made of a material such as silicon, discomfort when contacting the patient's body can be minimized.

Fourth, it is configured to include an upper fixing unit and a lower fixing unit and a detachable means that are detachably coupled to each other, so that continuous use is possible instead of disposable.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a medical tube fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a medical tube fixing device viewed from the front in a state in which an upper fixing unit and a lower fixing unit are coupled in the medical tube fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing the medical tube fixing device viewed from the rear in a state in which the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit are coupled in the medical tube fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a case in which a detachable means is provided in a support part in a medical tube fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a front cross-sectional view showing another embodiment in which detachable protrusions and detachable grooves are formed in the medical tube fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, terms used in the present invention have been selected from general terms currently widely used as much as possible while considering functions in the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is also a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, not simply the name of the term. When it is said that a certain part "includes" a certain component throughout the specification, it means that it may further include other components, not excluding other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "unit", "module", and "means" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation. In addition, in the following description, terms such as first and second are terms used to describe various components, and are not limited in meaning to themselves, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. do.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description have been omitted, similar reference numerals have been attached to similar parts throughout the specification, and the same reference numerals used throughout the specification denote the same components. indicate In addition, in the description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

First, the medical tube fixing device 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention, unlike fixing the medical tube 10 through a conventional fixing tape, includes an upper fixing unit 100 and a lower fixing unit 100 that are detachably assembled to each other. It is detachably coupled with the medical tube 10 through the fixing unit 200, and is configured to stably fix its position to the outside such as the human body or medical care through the detachable means 400, so that both patients and medical staff can use it Not only can it solve the inconvenience of the disposable, but it is possible to use it continuously, and it is possible to improve the durability than when using a fixing tape by improving the fixing force.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a medical tube fixing device 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an upper fixing unit 100, a lower fixing unit 200, and a detachable means 400. .

First, prior to looking at the detailed configuration of the upper fixing unit 100, the lower fixing unit 200, and the detachable means 400, the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 in the present invention are made of a flexible material. And may be formed of any one of a rubber material, polyethylene resin, silicone resin, EVA resin (ethylene-vinyl acetate resin), and PVC resin having low stimulation to the human body.

In addition, the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 are integrally molded and manufactured to form the upper fixing part 110, the gripping part 120, the lower fixing part 210, and the support part 220, which will be described later. It may be integrally formed.

Hereinafter, the upper fixing unit 100 will be described. The upper fixing unit 100 is coupled to the outer circumferential upper side of the medical tube 10, and may include an upper fixing part 110 and a gripping part 120.

An upper seating surface 111 may be formed in the upper fixing part 110 so as to surround the outer circumferential upper side of the medical tube 10 . In detail, the upper fixing part 110 has a semi-cylindrical shape, and the central axis is disposed horizontally as shown in the longitudinal direction of the medical tube 10, and the upper seating surface 111 is formed on the inner circumferential surface for medical use. It may be configured to be contact-coupled to the outer circumferential upper surface of the tube 10.

The gripping part 120 is coupled to the outside of the upper fixing part 110 so that the operator can grip it, and may be configured to be detachably coupled to the lower fixing unit 200 .

In detail, the gripping unit 120 may include a coupling member 130 and a gripping member 140 .

Here, the coupling member 130 is coupled to the upper fixing part 110 at one side of a pair, respectively, on both outer circumferential sides of the upper fixing part 110 so as to be symmetrical to each other around the upper fixing part 110. can be combined

In the drawing, the coupling member 130 is plate-shaped, and one end (one side) is coupled to the outer peripheral side of the upper fixing part 110, each located on the same horizontal line, and the inner end of the upper fixing part 110 It can be coupled so as to be adjacent to.

The gripping member 140 is a pair of side surfaces coupled to the other side of each of the coupling members 130, and the upper part is configured to be gripped by the user, and one lower side surface in contact with the outer surface of the lower fixing part 210. In the fitting protrusion 310 is formed protruding may be configured to be detachably coupled with the lower fixing unit (200). Here, the fitting protrusion 310 is a configuration of a detachable means 300 for detachably coupling the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 to each other, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

In the drawing, the gripping member 140 is formed in a square box shape and is erected in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the upper fixing part 110, so that one side is coupled with the coupling member 130 and the upper end allows the operator to It is configured to be gripped, and a fitting protrusion 310 may be formed protruding from the lower side in contact with the outer surface of the lower fixing part 210 .

Here, the gripping member 140, as shown, is coupled to the coupling member 130 at the center of one side so that the upper end and the lower end may be formed in a symmetrical length, but this is an embodiment of the coupling member to facilitate gripping. Of course, the upper side may be formed longer from the portion coupled to (130).

According to the above, the gripping part 120 is formed of an elastic material as described above, the coupling member 130 is coupled to one central part, the upper end is configured to be gripped by the user, and the lower end side has a fitting protrusion ( 310) is formed, and when the user grips and closes the upper end of each of the pair of gripping members 140, the lower part opens around the coupling member 130, and through this, the fitting protrusion in the fitting groove 320 to be described later (310) can provide an effect that allows for easier fitting.

Hereinafter, a look at the lower fixing unit 200 will be given. The lower fixing unit 200 is located below the upper fixing unit 100 and coupled to the outer circumferential lower surface of the medical tube 10, and may be configured to be detachably coupled with the upper fixing unit 100.

The lower fixing unit 200 may include a lower fixing part 210 and a support part 220 .

The lower fixing part 210 is located at the bottom of the upper fixing unit 100 and is detachably coupled to the upper fixing unit 100, and the lower seating surface 211 surrounds the other side of the outer circumference of the medical tube 10. ) can be formed.

In detail, the lower fixing part 210 has a semi-cylindrical shape, the central axis is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube 10 and is symmetrically located on the lower part of the upper fixing part 110, and the lower seating surface 211 is located on the inner circumferential surface. ) is formed and contact-coupled to the outer circumferential lower surface of the medical tube 10.

On the other hand, since the upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 are formed of a silicon material having high frictional force, slip of the medical tube 10 can be prevented.

Furthermore, although not shown, the upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 have one or a plurality of concave suction grooves formed thereon, so that when the medical tube 10 contacts the user, the upper fixing part 110 and the lower The medical tube 10 may be configured to be adsorbed to the upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 by slightly pressing the top 210 so that negative pressure is generated inside the suction groove.

The lower fixing part 210 may be formed with fitting grooves 320 into which fitting protrusions 310 are fitted on both outer surfaces. Here, the fitting groove 320 is the above-described detachable means 300, and a detailed description thereof will be described in detail in the detachable means 300 to be described later.

The support part 220 serves to support the lower fixing part 210 by being coupled to the outer lower portion of the lower fixing part 210 .

In the drawing, the support part 220 has a plate shape, and the lower surface of the lower fixing part 210 is coupled to the central part of the upper surface, and the lower surface of the holding member 140 may be seated on both sides of the upper surface, but the gripping member 140 Of course, they may be spaced apart from each other depending on the height and the diameter of the medical tube 10 .

On the other hand, the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention is formed on the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200, respectively, so that the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 are detachably coupled to each other. It may be configured to include a detachable means 300 to do.

Here, the detachable means 300 includes a fitting protrusion 310 integrally protruding from the upper fixing unit 100 and a fitting groove formed on the lower fixing part 210 in which the fitting protrusion 310 is detachably fitted. It may be configured to include (320).

Here, the fitting protrusion 310 protrudes from the lower side of the gripping member 140, the fitting groove 320 is formed on the side of the lower fixing part 210 corresponding to the fitting protrusion 310, and the fitting protrusion ( 310) may be formed to correspond to the shape. In the drawing, the fitting protrusion 310 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, so that the fitting protrusion 310 is also formed in a rectangular parallelepiped groove to correspond thereto, but in one embodiment, the fitting protrusion 310 can also have various shapes, and accordingly The shape of the fitting groove 320 is also possible in various ways.

On the other hand, the fitting groove 320 may be formed longer than the height of the fitting protrusion 310 at a set height (in the vertical direction in the drawing). This is to have a gap corresponding to the change in the diameter of the medical tube 10, and at this time, any set height is possible as long as the fitting protrusion 310 is not separated.

2 and 3 are views showing a state in which the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 of the present invention are coupled, FIG. 2 shows when viewed from the front and FIG. 3 shows when viewed from the rear, respectively.

2 and 3, in the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention, the fitting protrusion 310 is fitted into the fitting groove 320, and the lower end side and lower portion of the upper fixing part 110 The upper end side of the top 210 is in contact with each other so that the upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 are formed in a cylindrical shape, and the cylindrical upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 form a medical tube. (10) may be configured to be seated and coupled so that the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 are coupled to each other with the medical tube 10 therebetween.

On the other hand, the upper fixing part 110 and the lower fixing part 210, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper seating surface 111 of the upper fixing part 110 and the lower seating of the lower fixing part 210 The diameter of the front arc of the surface 211 and the diameter of the rear arc may be formed to be different from each other.

In detail, the upper seating surface 111 may be formed so that the inner circumferential diameter of the arc gradually increases from one end (front) to the other end (rear) of the upper fixing part 110 . In addition, the lower seating surface 211 may be formed so that the inner circumferential diameter gradually increases from one end (front) to the other end (rear) of the lower fixing part 210 in symmetry with the upper seating surface 111. .

That is, in the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention, the upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 are formed to be tapered so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and the tapered upper seating surface 111 and the lower By pressing one side of the medical tube 10 by the seating surface 211, it is possible to further improve the fixing force with the medical tube 10.

According to the above, the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention improves the fixing force with the medical tube 10 by the tapered upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 and the detachable means 300 can make it

4 is a view showing a case in which the detachable means 400 is provided in the lower fixing unit 200. Referring to FIG. 4 , the detachable means 400 is provided on the lower surface of the support 220 and serves to attach and detach the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention to the body or clothing.

Here, the detachable means 400 may be composed of any one of a Velcro tape, a magnetic, a button, and a male and female coupling hook.

On the other hand, although not shown, the detachable means 400 may be configured as a pair so as to be detachably coupled to each other. For example, if the detachable means 400 is a velcro tape, it may be configured to include a pair of first velcro and second velcro coupled to each other, wherein the first velcro is provided on the lower surface of the support part 220, and 2 Velcro may be configured to be attached to a human body or clothing. At this time, the second Velcro may have an adhesive layer coated with a known detachable double-sided tape or adhesive on one side so as to be detachably attached to the human body or clothing.

According to the above, the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention allows the user to contact the upper seating surface 111 with the upper outer circumferential surface of the medical tube 10, and the lower seating surface 111 with the lower outer circumferential surface of the medical tube 10. After positioning the medical tube 10 between the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 by bringing the surface 211 into contact, the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 are opposite to each other Pressurized so that the fitting groove 320 is inserted into the fitting protrusion 310 and coupled, and can be fixed in a desired position through the detachable means 400.

5 is a view showing another embodiment of the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention in which detachable protrusions 141 and detachable grooves 221 are formed.

Referring to the drawings, in the medical tube fixing device 500a, a detachable groove 221 is formed on the upper surface of the support part 220, and the holding member 140 is formed to protrude from the lower surface, so that it can be attached to and detached from the detachable groove 221. It may be configured to include detachable protrusions 141 that are coupled to each other.

Here, the detachable protrusion 141 and the detachable groove 221 are fixed to the position of the medical tube 10 in a state where the upper fixing unit 100a and the lower fixing unit 200a are coupled to each other, due to a user's mistake, etc. When the upper end of the gripping member 140 is gripped and closed, the lower end of the gripping member 140 is opened to prevent the upper fixing unit 100a and the lower fixing unit 200a from being separated from each other.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is only exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10: medical tube
100,100a: upper fixing unit
110: upper fixing part
111: upper seating surface
120: gripping part
130: coupling member
140: gripping member
141: detachable protrusion
200,200a: lower fixed unit
210: lower fixing part
211: lower seating surface
220: support
221: detachable home
300: detachable means
310: fitting protrusion
320: fitting groove
400: detachable means
500,500a : Medical tube fixing device

Claims (8)

An upper fixing unit comprising an upper fixing part having an upper seating surface formed to surround the outer circumferential upper side of the medical tube, and a gripping part coupled to the outside of the upper fixing part so that a worker can grip it;
A lower fixing part located at the lower part of the upper fixing unit, detachably coupled with the upper fixing unit, and having a lower seating surface formed to surround the other outer circumferential surface of the medical tube, and coupled to the outer lower part of the lower fixing part. And a lower fixing unit characterized in that it is configured to include a support for supporting the lower fixing portion;
Detachable means provided on the lower surface of the support; and
Includes detachable means formed on the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit to detachably couple the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit to each other,
The detachable means,
A fitting protrusion protruding from the gripping part and a fitting groove formed on a side surface of the lower fixing part in contact with the gripping part to allow the fitting protrusion to be detachably fitted,
The holding part,
It is provided as a pair and is erected in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the upper fixing part, and each of the holding parts is coupled to the outer peripheral side of both sides of the upper fixing part, and the side is coupled to the other side of the combining member. The upper part is configured to be gripped by the user, and the lower part in contact with the outer surface of the lower fixing part includes a gripping member in which the fitting protrusion protrudes,
The lower fixing part,
In a semi-cylindrical shape, the central axis is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube and is symmetrically located below the upper fixing part, and the lower seating surface is formed on the inner circumferential surface to be coupled to the outer circumferential lower surface of the medical tube, and to the outer surface It is configured to form a fitting groove into which the fitting protrusion is fitted,
When the upper end of each of the pair of gripping members is gripped by a user, the lower portion of the gripping member is spread around the coupling member, and the fitting protrusion is fitted into the fitting groove. delete delete According to claim 1,
The upper fixing part,
A medical tube fixing device characterized in that it is configured to have a semi-cylindrical shape and a central axis is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube, and the upper seating surface is formed on an inner circumferential surface to be coupled to an outer circumferential upper surface of the medical tube. According to claim 4,
the support,
A medical tube holding device in which the lower fixing part is coupled to the central part of the upper surface in a plate shape, and the lower surface of the holding member is respectively seated on both sides of the upper surface. According to claim 5,
The upper seating surface,
It is configured so that the inner circumferential diameter gradually increases from one end of the upper fixing part to the other end,
The lower seating surface,
Medical tube fixing device, characterized in that configured to gradually increase the inner diameter from one end of the lower fixing portion to the other end so as to be symmetrical with the upper seating surface. According to claim 1,
The detachable means,
A medical tube fixing device, characterized in that any one of Velcro tape, magnetic, button and male and female coupling hook. According to claim 5,
The upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit,
A medical tube fixing device, characterized in that it is formed of any one of rubber material, polyethylene resin, silicone resin, EVA resin (ethylene-vinyl acetate resin), and PVC resin.

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