Medical Tube Securement Device
Summary
Alexander Johnson and Phillip Whiting filed US Patent Application US20260108718A1 on June 18, 2025, claiming a medical tube securement device comprising a base member with tab portions and an opening for receiving a tube, plus a clamp member to secure the tube and prevent movement at the tube insertion site. The application, assigned number 19242743, was published on April 23, 2026, with CPC classifications A61M 39/1011, A61M 16/0493, A61M 16/0497, and A61M 2039/1077. This publication makes the invention publicly available for review, opposition, or licensing consideration by competitors and potential investors in the medical device space.
“Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for securing a tube to a tube insertion site.”
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USPTO classification A61M covers devices that introduce or withdraw fluids from the body: infusion pumps, catheters, syringes, inhalers, wound drainage, dialysis equipment, and fluid-handling microfluidics. Every newly published application in A61M lands in this feed, around 205 a month. Applications publish 18 months after filing. Watch this if you compete in infusion therapy or drug delivery, file freedom-to-operate analyses for medical device startups, scout acquisition targets in cardiovascular or respiratory devices, or track hospital R&D arms that are quietly patenting clinical innovations.
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Alexander Johnson and Phillip Whiting disclosed a patent application for a medical tube securement device that includes a base member with first and second tab portions and an opening positioned between them for receiving a tube, along with a clamp member configured to secure the tube within the opening to prevent movement while attached to a person at a tube insertion site. The invention falls under CPC classifications A61M 39/1011, A61M 16/0493, A61M 16/0497, and A61M 2039/1077.
Medical device manufacturers developing tube securement products should review this application to assess potential patent landscape implications, freedom-to-operate considerations, or licensing opportunities. Healthcare providers and clinical investigators using tube securement devices may benefit from monitoring this intellectual property for future device availability, though the application itself does not impose any compliance obligations.
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MEDICAL TUBE SECUREMENT DEVICE
Application US20260108718A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Inventors
ALEXANDER JOHNSON, PHILLIP WHITING
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for securing a tube to a tube insertion site. An apparatus for a medical tube securement device includes a base member and a clamp member. The base member includes a first tab portion, a second tab portion, and an opening for receiving a tube. The opening is located substantially between the first tab portion and the second tab portion. A clamp member secures the tube within the opening to prevent the tube from moving while the base member is attached to a person and the tube is located at a tube insertion site on the person.
CPC Classifications
A61M 39/1011 A61M 16/0493 A61M 16/0497 A61M 2039/1077
Filing Date
2025-06-18
Application No.
19242743
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