KR20220032811A - Holding apparatus for medical tube - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a medical tube fixing device comprising: an upper fixing unit configured to include an upper fixing portion and a gripping portion; a lower fixing unit configured to include a lower fixing portion, which is located under the upper fixing unit, and a support portion; and a detachable means. According to the present invention, the inconvenience of a patient and medical staff can be solved, and a higher fixation force can be secured, thereby being able to improve the durability.

Description

Medical tube fixture {HOLDING APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL TUBE}

The present invention relates to a medical tube fixing device, and more particularly, to a medical tube fixing device that can minimize inconvenience to patients and medical staff and can be used continuously.

In general, medical tubes, such as Levin Tube, are frequently used in the medical field. In the case of decompression by removing body fluids and gases from the stomach, it reduces the pressure in the stomach after surgery or trauma to relieve nausea and vomiting. To prevent or relieve vomiting, before and after gastrointestinal surgery, to diagnose motor function of the gastrointestinal tract, to clear severe gastric bleeding or toxicity, or to treat mechanical obstruction of the intestine It is used in various cases, such as to administer and supply gavage directly to the gastrointestinal tract, to collect samples for examination when pyloric or intestinal obstruction is suspected.

On the other hand, as an example of a technique for fixing such a medical tube, Republic of Korea Registration No. 10-1292958 is attached to the skin to support the fixing part for fixing the tube protruding from the nose, and the tube fixed to the fixing part. Disclosed is a medical tube fixing device comprising an attachment part for becoming and a connection part coupled to the fixing part on one side, the other side being coupled to the attachment part, and the fixing part including an insertion hole into which the tube protruding from the nose is inserted. there is a bar

However, since the conventional medical tube is repeatedly wound with a fixing tape such as a bandage and then attached to it, patients and medical staff not only feel inconvenient in using it, but also the fixing tape frequently falls off, which is inconvenient and has poor fixing power. There was a problem that the durability was not good.

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 using the patient and the medical staff, and can improve the fixing force and thus the durability thereof.

The present invention, an upper fixing unit comprising an upper fixing part having an upper seating surface formed to surround the outer periphery of the medical tube, and a gripping part coupled to the outside of the upper fixing part so that the operator can grip it; ; Located in the lower part of the upper fixed unit and detachably coupled to the upper fixed unit, and a lower fixed portion formed with a lower seating surface to surround the other side of the outer periphery of the medical tube, and the lower fixed portion coupled to the lower outer side of the lower fixed portion a lower fixing unit, characterized in that it comprises a support for supporting the; It is possible to provide a medical tube fixing device comprising a; is provided on the lower surface of the support unit for attaching and detaching to the body or clothing.

Here, each of the upper fixed unit and the lower fixed unit is formed to further include a detachable means for removably coupling the upper fixed unit and the lower fixed unit to each other, the detachable means, the fitting projection formed protruding from the gripping portion, and the gripper 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 to be detachably fitted.

In addition, the upper fixing portion is semi-cylindrical, the central axis is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube, the upper seating surface is formed on the inner peripheral surface is configured to be coupled to the outer peripheral upper surface of the medical tube, the grip portion, each in a pair One side of the coupling member is coupled to the outer peripheral 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, the lower part in contact with the outer surface of the lower fixing part is said The fitting protrusion may be configured to include a protruding gripping member.

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

The upper seating surface is configured such that the inner periphery diameter gradually increases from one end of the upper fixing part to the other end, and the lower seating surface has an inner peripheral diameter from one end to the other end of the lower fixing part 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 a Velcro tape, a magnetic, a button, and a male and female coupling hook.

The holding member may be configured to further include a detachable protrusion which is formed to protrude from the lower surface and is detachably coupled to the detachable groove formed on the upper surface of the support part.

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

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

First, it is easily coupled with a medical tube through an upper fixing unit and a lower fixing unit that are detachably coupled to each other, and it is possible to solve the inconvenience of using the patient and the medical staff through a detachable means including a Velcro tape, and the fixing tape It is possible to secure more fixing force than when using

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

Third, since it is made of a material such as a silicone material, it is possible to minimize discomfort when in contact with the patient's body.

Fourth, it is configured to include an upper fixed unit and a lower fixed unit and detachable means that are detachably coupled to each other, so that continuous use is possible rather than 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 illustrating the medical tube fixing device when viewed from the front in a state in which the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit are combined in the medical tube fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view illustrating the medical tube fixing device when viewed from the rear in a state in which the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit are combined 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 the support part in the medical tube fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a front cross-sectional view showing another embodiment in which a detachable projection and a detachable groove are formed in the medical tube fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the terms used in the present invention have been selected as widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, but this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding 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, rather than the name of a simple term. In the entire specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, this means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, 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 1st, 2nd, etc. are terms used to describe various components, and their meanings are not limited, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components. do.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification, and the same reference numbers used throughout the present specification refer to the same components. indicates. And, in the description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

First, the medical tube fixing device 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention is different from fixing the medical tube 10 through the existing fixing tape, the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower part are detachably assembled and coupled to each other. It is detachably coupled to 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 using the tape, it can be used continuously rather than disposable, and the durability can be improved compared to when using a fixing tape by improving the fixing power.

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, before looking at the detailed configuration of the upper fixed unit 100, the lower fixed unit 200, and the attachment and detachment means 400, the upper fixed unit 100 and the lower fixed unit 200 in the present invention are made of a flexible material And it can be formed of any one of a rubber material, polyethylene resin, silicone resin, EVA resin (ethylene-vinyl acetate resin), and PVC resin with low irritation to the human body.

In addition, the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200 are integrally molded and manufactured, respectively, an upper fixing part 110 and a gripping part 120 and a lower fixing part 210 and a supporting part 220 to be described later. It may be formed integrally.

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

The upper fixing part 110 may have an upper seating surface 111 formed to surround the outer periphery upper surface of the medical tube 10 . In detail, the upper fixing part 110 is in a semi-cylindrical shape, and the central axis is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube 10 and is horizontally arranged as shown, 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 upper surface of the outer periphery of the tube (10).

The gripping unit 120 is coupled to the outside of the upper fixing unit 110 to be gripped by an operator, and may be configured to be detachably coupled to the lower fixing unit 200 .

In detail, the gripper 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 as a pair, each on one side, on both sides of the outer peripheral side of the upper fixing part 110 so as to be symmetrical to each other about the upper fixing part 110 , respectively. can be combined.

In the drawing, the coupling member 130 has one end (one side) in a plate shape and is coupled to the outer peripheral side of the upper fixing unit 110 , each located on the same horizontal line, and the inner end of the upper fixing unit 110 . It can be coupled to be adjacent to.

The gripping member 140 is a pair of side surfaces coupled to the other side of each coupling member 130 , the upper portion is configured to be gripped by the user, and the lower one side surface in contact with the outer surface of the lower fixing part 210 . The fitting protrusion 310 is formed to protrude and may be configured to be detachably coupled to the lower fixing unit 200 . Here, the fitting protrusion 310 is a configuration of the detachable means 300 for removably coupling the upper fixed unit 100 and the lower fixed 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 rectangular box shape and is erected in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the upper fixing part 110 , and one side thereof is coupled to the coupling member 130 and the upper part is operated by the operator. It is configured to be gripped, and a fitting protrusion 310 may be formed to protrude from the lower side surface in contact with the outer surface of the lower fixing part 210 .

Here, the holding member 140 is coupled to the coupling member 130 at the central portion of one side as shown, and the upper end and the lower end may be formed to have symmetrical lengths, but this is an embodiment of the coupling member to facilitate gripping. It goes without saying that the upper side may be formed longer from the portion coupled to the 130 .

According to the above, the holding part 120 is formed of a resilient material as described above, the coupling member 130 is coupled to one central part, and the upper part is configured to be gripped by the user, and the lower part side has a fitting protrusion ( 310) is formed, and when the user grips and closes the upper end of each of the pair of holding members 140, the lower part is opened around the coupling member 130, and through this, the fitting protrusion is inserted into the fitting groove 320 to be described later. (310) can provide an effect to be more easily fitted.

Hereinafter, the lower fixing unit 200 will be described. The lower fixed unit 200 is positioned at the lower portion of the upper fixed unit 100 and is coupled to the outer periphery lower side of the medical tube 10 , and may be configured to be detachably coupled to the upper fixed unit 100 .

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

The lower fixing part 210 is located in the lower part of the upper fixing unit 100 and is detachably coupled to the upper fixing unit 100, and the lower seating surface 211 so as to surround the other outer periphery of the medical tube 10 . ) can be formed.

In detail, the lower fixing part 210 is semi-cylindrical, and the central axis is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube 10 so as to be symmetrically positioned at the lower part of the upper fixing part 110, and the lower seating surface 211 on the inner circumferential surface. ) is formed and is contact-coupled to the lower surface of the outer periphery of the medical tube (10).

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

Furthermore, although not shown, the upper seat surface 111 and the lower seat surface 211 have one or a plurality of concave suction grooves formed so that when the medical tube 10 comes into contact, the user can use the upper fixing part 110 and the lower height. By lightly pressing the top 210 to generate a negative pressure inside the suction groove, the medical tube 10 may be configured to be adsorbed to the upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 .

The lower fixing part 210 may be formed with a fitting groove 320 into which the fitting protrusion 310 is 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 attaching and detaching means 300 to be described later.

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

In the drawing, the support part 220 may be configured such that the lower surface of the lower fixing part 210 is coupled to the central part of the upper surface in a plate shape, and the lower surface of the gripping member 140 is seated on both sides of the upper surface, but the gripping member 140 is Of course, they may be spaced apart from each other according to 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 in the upper fixing unit 100 and the lower fixing unit 200, respectively, and 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).

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 to allow the fitting protrusion 310 to be detachably fitted. It may be configured to include 320 .

Here, the fitting protrusion 310 is formed to protrude from the lower side surface of the holding member 140, and the fitting groove 320 is formed on the side surface 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 projection 310 is also formed as a rectangular parallelepiped groove, but this is an embodiment. The shape of the fitting groove 320 is also variously possible.

Meanwhile, the fitting groove 320 may be formed to be 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 in response to the change in diameter of the medical tube 10, and the set height at this time is all possible as long as the fitting protrusion 310 is not separated.

2 and 3 are views showing a state in which the upper fixed unit 100 and the lower fixed 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, the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention, the fitting projection 310 is fitted into the fitting groove 320, the lower end side of the upper fixing portion 110 and the lower height The upper end side surfaces of the government 210 are in contact with each other to form an upper seat surface 111 and a lower seat surface 211 in a cylindrical shape, and the cylindrical upper seat surface 111 and the lower seat surface 211 for the medical tube (10) is seated and coupled to the medical tube 10 therebetween, the upper fixed unit 100 and the lower fixed unit 200 may be configured to be coupled to each other.

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 and the diameter of the rear arc of the surface 211 may be formed to be different from each other.

In detail, the upper seating surface 111 may be formed such that the inner peripheral diameter of the arc gradually increases from one end (front) to the other end (rear) of the upper fixing unit 110 . In addition, the lower seating surface 211 may be formed to have an inner peripheral diameter gradually increasing from one end (front) to the other end (rear) of the lower fixing part 210 symmetrically with the upper seating surface 111 . .

That is, the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention is tapered so that the upper seating surface 111 and the lower seating surface 211 are 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, the fixing force with the medical tube 10 can be further improved.

According to the above, the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention further 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 do it

4 is a view showing a case in which the attachment means 400 is provided in the lower fixing unit 200 . Referring to FIG. 4 , the attachment/detachment means 400 is provided on the lower surface of the support part 220 and serves to allow the medical tube fixing device 500 of the present invention to be attached to and detached from 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 mutually detachable and coupled to each other. For example, when the attaching and detaching means 400 is a Velcro tape, it may be configured to include a pair of first and second Velcro coupled male and female, wherein the first Velcro is provided on the lower surface of the support unit 220, and 2 Velcro may be configured to be attached to the body or clothing. In this case, the second Velcro may be formed with an adhesive layer coated with a known detachable double-sided tape or adhesive on one side so that it can 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 is seated on the lower outer circumferential surface of the medical tube 10 . After placing the medical tube 10 between the upper fixed unit 100 and the lower fixed unit 200 by bringing the surface 211 into contact, the upper fixed unit 100 and the lower fixed unit 200 are placed in a direction opposite to each other The fitting groove 320 is fitted and coupled to the fitting protrusion 310 by pressing it, and it can be fixed at a desired position through the attaching and detaching means 400 .

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

Referring to the drawings, the medical tube fixing device 500a has a detachable groove 221 formed on the upper surface of the support unit 220 , and the holding member 140 is formed to protrude from the lower surface and is detachable from the detachable groove 221 . It may be configured to include a detachable protrusion 141 to be coupled.

Here, the detachable protrusion 141 and the detachable groove 221 are in a state in which the upper fixed unit 100a and the lower fixed unit 200a are coupled to each other so that the position of the medical tube 10 is fixed, 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 and serves 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 embodiment shown in the drawings, which is merely exemplary, 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 fixed unit
110: upper fixed part
111: upper seating surface
120: grip part
130: coupling member
140: holding member
141: detachable projection
200,200a: lower fixed unit
210: lower fixing part
211: lower seating surface
220: support
221: detachable home
300: detachable means
310: fitting projection
320: fitting groove
400: detachable means
500,500a: Medical tube fixture

Claims (8)

An upper fixing unit comprising: an upper fixing part having an upper seating surface formed to surround the outer periphery of the medical tube;
Located in the lower portion of the upper fixing unit and detachably coupled to the upper fixing unit, and a lower fixing portion formed with a lower seating surface so as to surround the remaining outer periphery of the other side of the medical tube, coupled to the lower outer side of the lower fixing unit and a lower fixing unit, characterized in that it comprises a support for supporting the lower fixing unit;
A medical tube fixing device comprising a; detachable means provided on the lower surface of the support part. The method of claim 1,
Medical tube fixing device, characterized in that it is formed on the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit, respectively, comprising a detachable means for removably coupling the upper fixing unit and the lower fixing unit to each other. 3. The method of claim 2,
The detachable means,
A medical tube fixing device, characterized in that it comprises a fitting projection formed to protrude from the grip portion, and a fitting groove formed on a side surface of the lower fixing portion in contact with the grip portion so that the fitting projection is detachably fitted. 4. The method of claim 3,
The upper fixing part,
A semi-cylindrical central axis is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube, the upper seating surface is formed on the inner peripheral surface is configured to be coupled to the outer peripheral upper surface of the medical tube,
The grip part,
In a pair, one side of each coupling member is coupled to both sides of the outer circumferential side of the upper fixing part, and the side is coupled to the other side of the coupling member, and the upper part is configured to be gripped by a user, and the outer side of the lower fixing part The lower part in contact with the side surface is a medical tube fixing device, characterized in that it comprises a gripping member protruding the fitting projection. 5. The method of claim 4,
The lower fixing part,
A semi-cylindrical central axis is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the medical tube and is symmetrically positioned under the upper fixing part, the lower seating surface is formed on the inner circumferential surface and is coupled to the outer peripheral lower surface of the medical tube, on the outer surface It is configured to form a fitting groove to which the fitting projection is fitted,
The support part,
A medical tube fixing device in which the lower fixing portion is coupled to the central portion of the upper surface in a plate shape, and the lower surface of the gripping member is respectively seated on both sides of the upper surface. 6. The method of claim 5,
The upper seating surface is
It is configured such that the inner peripheral diameter gradually increases from one end of the upper fixing part to the other end,
The lower seating surface is
Fixing device for medical tube, characterized in that the inner peripheral diameter is configured to gradually increase from one end of the lower fixing part to the other end so as to be symmetrical with the upper seating surface. The method of claim 1,
The detachable means,
A medical tube fixing device, characterized in that it is any one of a Velcro tape, a magnetic, a button, and a male and female coupling hook. 6. The method of claim 5,
The upper fixed unit and the lower fixed 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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