WO2000042970A1

WO2000042970A1 - Medical device holder

Info

Publication number: WO2000042970A1
Application number: PCT/US2000/001488
Authority: WO
Inventors: Moira Sheehan; Ronald D. Russo
Original assignee: Dale Medical Products, Inc.
Priority date: 1999-01-20
Filing date: 2000-01-20
Publication date: 2000-07-27
Also published as: WO2000042970A9; AU4521600A

Abstract

A medical device holder is provided to releasably secure a medical device in place. According to one embodiment, a medical device holder is provided that includes a base, first and second straps attached to the base to secure the medical device adjacent to the base, and a clip attached to the base and adapted to secure the medical device holder to an object to fixedly support the medical device holder in a particular location.

Description

MEDICAL DEVICE HOLDER

Cross Reference to Related Applications

This application claims priority to provisional application serial number

60/116,490, filed January 20, 1999, entitled INFANT GAVAGE HOLDER, which prior application is incorporated herein by reference.

Background of the Invention

Many infants each year require care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The vast majority of these infants require nasally intubated feeding. Many of these infants also require drainage of the stomach through the use of a specimen trap.

The infant is nasally intubated and fed via a small tube. The tube is connected to a syringe which contains the formula to be fed to the infant. Feeding is accomplished via gravity, i.e., holding the syringe above the baby, and takes approximately 20-30 minutes for each feeding. In many hospitals, after feeding is complete, the infant is intubated with a new tube for each feeding. Some hospital protocol allows the tube to stay in place for a few days before removal. Holding the syringe above the infant for 20-30 minutes is very tiring and time consuming for nurses. Some nurses "jury rig" their own holder during feeding, for example, using medical tape to secure the syringe to a wall or an IN. pole.

Many other ΝICU infants have undergone some type of surgery which requires a stomach drainage type tube (a replogle suction tube) similar to a mini-Salem sump. The suction tube is attached to a specimen trap, which in turn is attached to a suction canister and wall suction. The trap collects drainage from the infant so that the amount and color can be visualized. The trap is also used to gauge the volume of drainage over a period of time.

When a trap is used, all drainage should go into the trap and not into the suction canister, which could happen if the trap becomes too full and the drainage is sucked from the trap to the canister. Also, if the trap is not held upright and falls or is laid on its side, the drainage will not collect in the trap and could be sucked directly into the suction canister. Often nurses will simply place the trap in the infant isolette, and over time the specimen trap tends to topple over spilling its contents and allowing future drainage to bypass the trap.

Thus, as with the syringe and feeding tube, with the specimen trap, there is a need for a hands-free support for the specimen trap which holds the trap upright.

Summary of the Invention A medical device holder is provided to releasably secure a medical device in place. According to one embodiment, a medical device holder is provided that includes a base, first and second straps attached to the base to secure the medical device adjacent to the base, and a clip attached to the base and adapted to secure the medical device holder to an object to fixedly support the medical device holder in a particular location.

According to another embodiment, a medical device holder is provided that includes a first part to hold a medical device, and a second part to be fixedly mounted to an object, wherein the first part is to be removably secured to the second part to fixedly support the first part in a particular location on the object.

According to another embodiment, a medical device holder is provided that includes means for holding a medical device, and means for fixedly mounting the means for holding to an object.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The invention will be better understood and appreciated from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments thereof, and accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a medical device holder attached to a wall and holding a feeding syringe;

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the medical device holder of claim 1 clipped to a person;

Figure 3 shows an exploded perspective view of the medical device holder of Figure 1 shown with a specimen trap; Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional side view of the medical device holder of Figure

3 assembled and attached to a wall; Figure 5 shows a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a medical device holder using a clip: and

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of an additional alternative embodiment of a medical device holder.

Detailed Description

Figures 1 -3 show one preferred embodiment of a medical device holder according to the present invention. The holder includes a first part 10 and the second part 20. The first part 10 is necessary when the medical device holder is to be adhered to a wall or other flat surface, while the part 20 is used to secure the medical device to be held, for example, a specimen trap 30 as shown in Figure 3, or a syringe 40 as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The first part 10 of the holder is a layer of adhesive foam 50 covered by release liner 60, which covers the adhesive, and also including a layer of pile material 70 on one side thereof. The layer of pile material 70 is permanently attached to the adhesive foam layer, while the release layer 60 is removed to adhere the part 10 to a flat surface such as a wall, as shown in Figure 1. The adhesive foam can also include a non-stick tab at an end thereof to which the release liner will not stick. The tab facilitates removal of the release liner from the adhesive foam, and removal of the part from the wall. The second part 20 includes a strip of material 80 which includes a layer of hooks

90 on one side thereof for mating with pile 70 of the first part 10. Attached to one end of the strip of material 80 is a clip 100. A second strip of material 1 10 is sewn perpendicular to the strip of material 80 such that the second strip of material 1 10 forms first and second straps 120 and 130 for holding a medical device. The strip 1 10 includes a layer of hook material 140 on one side thereof and a layer of pile material 150 for mating with the hook material 140 when securing the medical device in place.

Figure 1 shows one use of the medical device holder in which the adhesive part 10 is used and the device holder is adhered to a wall 160 in an NICU. The second part 20 is removably secured to the first part 10 and the first strap 120 and the second strap 130 are wrapped around the syringe 40 by mating hooks 140 to pile 150. In this way, the syringe 40 is held above the infant 170 that is being nasally intubated via tube 180. The syringe 40 is held above the infant 170, such that the infant is gravity fed formula inside of syringe 40 without the need for a caregiver or nurse to physically hold the syringe above the infant. Part 10 could also be adhered to inside the wall of the isolette 190, if the wall extends high enough above the infant to permit a gravity feed.

Figure 2 shows an alternative use of the medical device holder in which the clip 100 is used and attached to a caregiver's clothes. In this usage of the medical device holder, the part 10 is unnecessary. In both uses of Figure 1 and Figure 2, part 20 of the medical device holder is easily removable and the syringe also is easily removable from part 20 so that it can be used and replaced. As seen in Figures 1 and 2, when the medical device holder is used, the caregiver's hands axe free to perform other tasks to care for the infant. Accordingly, the medical device holder provides a hands-free means to assist infant feeding, thereby increasing nursing efficiency. While the syringe is in the holder, the nurse has free hands to accomplish other tasks such as diaper changing and assessment of vital signs. The holder also promotes bonding of the infant with the parent, since it can be clipped to the parent shirt while the infant is being held (Figure 2). Figures 3 and 4 show the medical device holder holding a specimen trap 30 with

Figure 4 showing a cross-sectional view of the device assembled on a wall. Using the holder in this manner, the specimen trap 30 would be mounted upright to a wall or other flat surface to permit drainage to flow from the infant's stomach through tube 200 into the specimen trap, with tube 210 being connected to a suction sump. Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment in which a spring-loaded clip 220 is riveted to the strip 80.

Figure 6 shows another alternative embodiment in which a slightly different construction is used for part 20. A different clip 230 is used, including ridges 240 to assist in griping and opening the clip. In this embodiment, instead of a pile material, the part 10 includes a hook material 250, while the part 20 includes a complementary pile material 260 for releasable attachment to the hook material 250. Thus, the hook and pile materials are reversed when compared to the embodiment shown in Figures 1-3.

Strap 130 in the embodiment shown in Figure 6 is also considerably longer than strap 120 to provide for easier attachment and detachment when securing or releasing the medical device. When attached, strap 130 overlaps strap 120 with hook material 140 on strap 130 being attached to pile material 150 on strap 120. The longer strap 130 provides

RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) extra material to permit a user to more easily grasp the strap 130 to pull it away from pile material 150 on strap 120.

Having thus described certain embodiments of the present invention, various alterations, modifications, and improvements will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Such alterations, modifications, and improvements are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing description is by way of example only, and not intended to be limiting.

What is claimed is:

Claims

1. A medical device holder, comprising: a base; first and second straps attached to the base to secure the medical device adjacent to the base; and a clip attached to the base and adapted to secure the medical device holder to an object to fixedly support the medical device holder in a particular location.

2. The medical device holder of claim 1 , wherein the first and second straps can be releaseably attached to one another to secure the medical device therebetween.

3. The medical device holder of claim 2, wherein the first and second straps include hook and pile fasteners thereon, respectively, for releasable attachment to one another.

4. The medical device holder of claim 3, wherein the clip is for attachment to a person's clothing.

5. The medical device holder of claim 4, wherein the holder is for holding a syringe coupled to a tube that is nasally intubated in an infant.

6. The medical device holder of claim 1 , wherein the clip is for attachment to a person's clothing.

7. The medical device holder of claim 1, wherein the holder is for holding a syringe coupled to a tube that is nasally intubated in an infant.

8. The medical device holder of claim 1, further comprising a part to fixedly support said base to which said base is removably attached.

9. The medical device holder of claim 8, wherein the base is removably attached to the part via hook and pile fasteners.

10. The medical device holder of claim 8, wherein the part includes an 5 adhesive on one side thereof for attachment to an object to fixedly mount said part in a particular location.

11. The medical device holder of claim 10, wherein the object is a wall.

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12. A medical device holder, comprising: a first part to hold a medical device; and a second part to be fixedly mounted to an object, wherein the first part is to be removably secured to the second part to fixedly support the first part in a particular 15 location on the object.

13. The medical device holder of claim 12, wherein the first part is removably securable to the second part via hook and pile fasteners.

20 14. The medical device holder of claim 13, wherein the first part includes an adhesive on one side thereof for attachment to the object.

15. The medical device holder of claim 14, wherein the second part includes a release liner disposed over the adhesive.

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16. The medical device holder of claim 15, wherein the first part includes a base and first and second straps attached to the base to secure the medical device adjacent to the base.

J 0 17. The medical device holder of claim 16. wherein the object is a wall.

18. The medical device holder of claim 17, wherein the medical device is a specimen trap having a tube coupled to an infant.

19. The medical device holder of claim 17, wherein the medical device is a syringe coupled to a tube that is nasally intubated in an infant.

20. The medical device holder of claim 17. wherein the object is a first object and the first part further comprises a clip attached to the base and adapted to secure the medical device holder to a second object to fixedly support the medical device holder in a particular location.

21. The medical device holder of claim 20, wherein the first part is either supported by the second part or the clip.

22. The medical device holder of claim 21, wherein the second object is a person's clothes.

23. The medical device holder of claim 12, wherein the first part includes an adhesive on one side thereof for attachment to the object.

24. The medical device holder of claim 23, wherein the second part includes a release liner disposed over the adhesive.

25. The medical device holder of claim 12, wherein the first part includes a base and first and second straps attached to the base to secure the medical device adjacent to the base.

26. The medical device holder of claim 12, wherein the object is a wall.

27. The medical device holder of claim 12, wherein the medical device is a specimen trap having a tube coupled to an infant.

28. The medical device holder of claim 12, wherein the medical device is a syringe coupled to a tube that is nasally intubated in an infant.

29. The medical device holder of claim 12, wherein the object is a first object and the first part further comprises a clip attached to the base and adapted to secure the medical device holder to a second object to fixedly support the medical device holder in a particular location.

30. The medical device holder of claim 29, wherein the first part is either supported by the second part or the clip.

31. The medical device holder of claim 30, wherein the second object is a person's clothes.

32. A medical device holder, comprising: means for holding a medical device; and means for fixedly mounting the means for holding to an object.

33. The medical device holder of claim 32, wherein the means for fixedly mounting includes one of a clip and an adhesive strip.