Drainage tubing management device

US11420024B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11420024-B2
Application numberUS-202016775495-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 29, 2020
Priority dateJan 29, 2020
Publication dateAug 23, 2022
Grant dateAug 23, 2022

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Abstract

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A drainage tubing management device is provided. The drainage tubing management device generally comprises a body including a planar field, and having plural pairs of spaced-apart protrusions extending from said field, each pair of protrusions sized to accept flexible drainage tubing therebetween, wherein pairs of the protrusions are arranged in at least first and second rows such that drainage tubing may be retained with respect to said body along the first and second rows, at least one aperture in said body, and a securement mechanism comprising one or more of (a) a post having a longitudinal axis, said post being insertable through within said aperture and having a terminal flange occluding passage of said post through said aperture, said post being sufficiently rigid to support said body and (b) a flexible hanging strap insertable through said aperture and having a terminal flange occluding passage of said strap through said aperture.

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What is claimed is: 1. A drainage tubing management kit comprising: a drainage tubing management device, the drainage tubing management device comprising: a body including a generally planar field, and having plural spaced apart protrusions extending from the field, each pair of protrusions sized to accept flexible drainage tubing therebetween, wherein the pairs of protrusions are arranged in at least first and second rows such that the flexible drainage tubing may be retained with respect to the body along the at least first and second rows; at least one aperture in the body; and a post having a longitudinal axis, the post having a first end portion being insertable through the at least one aperture and an opposite second end portion having a terminal flange occluding passage of the post through the at least one aperture, the post being sufficiently rigid to support the body; and a flexible hanging strap having a first end portion sized for insertion through the at least one aperture and an opposite second end portion having a terminal flange occluding passage of the strap through the at least one aperture. 2. The drainage tubing management kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least first and second rows are generally parallel to one another. 3. The drainage tubing management kit of claim 1 , wherein the body has a top edge and a bottom edge, and wherein the first row of the pairs of protrusions is located proximal to the top edge and the second row of the pairs of protrusions is located in proximity to the bottom edge. 4. The drainage tubing management kit of claim 1 , wherein the body further includes at least one additional pair of protrusions disposed between the at least first and second rows. 5. The drainage tubing management kit of claim 1 , wherein the body includes at least two apertures, the kit including at least two posts each having a longitudinal axis, each of the at least two posts being insertable through one of the at least two apertures and having a terminal flange occluding passage of one of the at least two posts through one of the at least two apertures. 6. The drainage tubing management kit of claim 1 , wherein the body includes at least two apertures, the kit including at least two flexible hanging straps each insertable one of the at least two apertures and having a terminal flange occluding passage of one of the at least two flexible handing straps through one of the at least two apertures. 7. The drainage tubing management kit of claim 1 , wherein the body includes at least two apertures, the kit including at least two posts having a longitudinal axis, each of the at least two posts being insertable through one of the at least two apertures and having a terminal flange occluding passage of one of the at least two posts through one of the at least two apertures, the kit further including at least two flexible hanging straps each insertable through one of the at least two apertures and having a terminal flange occluding passage of one of the at least two flexible hanging straps through one of the at least two apertures. 8. The drainage tubing management kit of claim 1 , wherein the terminal flange of the flexible hanging strap has a retaining post and the flexible hanging strap includes plural openings engageable with the retaining post. 9. A catheterization kit, comprising a tray holding a urinary catheter connected via the flexible drainage tubing to a drainage bag, and the drainage tubing management kit of claim 1 .

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  • Mounting brackets, arm supports for equipment · CPC title

  • having a mainly rigid support structure · CPC title

  • A61M25/02Primary

    Holding devices, e.g. on the body · CPC title

  • Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge (absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, A61F13/15; drainage appliances for wounds A61M27/00); Colostomy devices · CPC title

  • Packages specially adapted therefor (combined with means for introducing catheters, e.g. dispensers, A61M25/0113); catheter kit packages (for surgical articles A61B50/30) · CPC title

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What does patent US11420024B2 cover?
A drainage tubing management device is provided. The drainage tubing management device generally comprises a body including a planar field, and having plural pairs of spaced-apart protrusions extending from said field, each pair of protrusions sized to accept flexible drainage tubing therebetween, wherein pairs of the protrusions are arranged in at least first and second rows such that drainage…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Medline Industries Lp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61M25/02. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 23 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).