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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1999
Ronald D. Russo, Barrington, RI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A tube holder and a method for manufacturing the tube holder is provided. The tube holder includes a base for attachment to a surface, for example, a patient's skin, and a tab for securing the tube to the base. According to one embodiment, the tube holder includes a first layer having first and second sides and first and second sections, and a second layer having first and second sides and first and second sections. The first sides of the first and second layers are attached to one another in the first sections of the first and second layers, the second sections of the first sides of the first and second layers are unattached to one another, and the first sections of the first and second layers form the tab and the second sections form the base. The tube holder also includes a third layer attached to the second side of the first layer for receiving a tube.