Patent · US Expired

Naso-gastric tube stabilizer

US4282871A · kind A · utility

27Cited by
8References
30Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 8, 1979
Grant dateAug 11, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 8, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/26
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A soft and flexible device with a gripping portion for releasably engaging, stabilizing and aligning the portion of a naso-gastric tube where it exits the nose adjacent a patient's upper lip; the device is releasably secured on the patient's head by an adjustable harness that encircles the head.

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