Catheter holding apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for enabling a patient, with a tube extending from an arm, to administer a pharmaceutical through the tube, said apparatus comprising:
- a base having a surface on which the patient rests the arm during use of the apparatus;
a support member extending from said base and having a rigid section with a longitudinal axis;
a clamp attached to said support member to receive and hold the tube; and
a mechanism attaching said support member to said base so that said support member can be located in a plurality of positions at each of which the longitudinal axis is at different angle in a plane that intersects the surface of said base.
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Abstract
Some patients have an catheter extending from an upper arm in order to administer intravenous pharmaceuticals. A clamping apparatus rigidly holds an end of the catheter during pharmaceutical administration thus allowing the procedure to be performed using only the patient'"'"'s free hand. The apparatus has a base from which a support member extends. A mechanism enables the support member to be positioned at a number of angles with respect to the base. A catheter clamp can be attached along the support member in a number of positions. This mechanism allows the position of the clamp to be varied in order to accommodate patients having arms of different size.
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13 Claims
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1. An apparatus for enabling a patient, with a tube extending from an arm, to administer a pharmaceutical through the tube, said apparatus comprising:
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a base having a surface on which the patient rests the arm during use of the apparatus; a support member extending from said base and having a rigid section with a longitudinal axis; a clamp attached to said support member to receive and hold the tube; and a mechanism attaching said support member to said base so that said support member can be located in a plurality of positions at each of which the longitudinal axis is at different angle in a plane that intersects the surface of said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for enabling a patient, having a tube extending from an arm, to administer a pharmaceutical through the tube, said apparatus comprising:
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a support member; a clamp attached to said support member to receive the tube; and a base on which the patient rests the arm during use of the apparatus and having a surface with a plurality of apertures for receiving said support member, each aperture having a longitudinal axis at a different angle with respect to the surface so that said support member can be rigidly positioned at a plurality of different angles with respect to the surface. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An apparatus for enabling a patient, with a tube extending an arm, to administer a pharmaceutical through the tube, said apparatus comprising:
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a base on which the patient rests the arm during use of the apparatus; a support member attached to said base and rotatable with respect to said base; a strut attached to said support member for engaging stops on said base to hold said support member in a given position against a bias provided by said spring; and a clamp attached to said support member to receive the tube. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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